Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Novels

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1. Which of these novels was NOT written by John Christopher? The Death of Grass The Sun Grows Cold Wrinkle in the Skin The Long Winter

2. Which story featured a battle between good and bad (a common theme in the subgenre), with the worst entity called "the man with the scarlet eye"? Folk on the Fringe Swan Song The Stand The Postman

3. Which of these novels does not feature most prominently a female protagonist? Into the Forest Earth Abides The Handmaid's Tale Parable of the Sower

4. Which story does not feature a nuclear attack as the cause of the apocalypse? Dr. Bloodmoney New Madrid Run On The Beach Alas, Babylon

5. Which novel was published first, chronologically? Some Will Not Die Last Ship Glimmering Riddley Walker

6. Which novel's main character is the supposed last survivor of a holocaust that has infected the entire world with vampirism? I Am Legend This is the Way the World Ends Long Tomorrow Year Zero

7. "The Stand" is a very popular story from extremely popular author Stephen King. It was also my inspiration for loving apocalyptic novels. Which character in the novel is notably missing from the miniseries? Lloyd Henreid Nadine Cross Larry Underwood Rita Blakemoor

8. Which book speaks of a species of humanoid living beneath the surface of the Earth? The Descent He, She and It Year Zero Day of the Triffids

9. Which novel has been supressed recently for its political incorrectness? Shiva Descending Z For Zachariah Farnham's Freehold Make Room! Make Room!

10. Which story has not been adapted to movie form? On The Beach A Boy and His Dog Folk on the Fringe The Postman

11. Which book does not take place in a land LONG after the apocalypse? Planet of the Apes This is the Way the World Ends Eternity Road A Canticle for Liebowitz

12. Which novel takes place primarily in Florida? Into the Forest The Stand Alas, Babylon Year Zero

13. Which novel deals with a big ol' deady comet that never directly touched down on Earth? Level 7 The Rift Lucifer's Hammer Crystal World

14. "Parable of the Talents" takes place after "Parable of the Sower." True False

15. Which novel revolves around a pair of sisters surviving after the world's resources just peter out? Shiva Descending Into the Forest Wild Shore Eternity Road

16. Which novel features a post-apocalyptic world with characters including Hoppy Harrington, Edie Keller, and Walt Dangerfield. Some Will Not Die He, She and It Warday Dr. Bloodmoney

17. Who edited the collaborative novel "Revelations"? Stephen King Douglas E. Winter Robert McCammon Clive Barker

18. Who is the main character in David Brin's "The Postman?" Nick Andros Dwight Towers Randy Bragg Gordon Krantz

19. "Level 7" takes place largely beneath the Earth's surface True False

20. "Glimmering" by Elizabeth Hand was a "year 2000" apocalyptic novel. True False