Literary Trivia Quiz:  Totalitarianism and Fascism in 21st-Century Literature

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Answer the following:
1. In The Testaments, what authoritarian regime continues to oppress women through a theocratic dictatorship?


2. Which dystopian novel imagines a future France under Islamic rule, sparking debates about cultural surrender and authoritarianism?


3. In this alternative history novel, who defeats Franklin Roosevelt for president and goes on to show a favorable stance toward Adolf Hitler and Fascism?


4. Name the novel that imagines a second American Civil War in a dystopian future shaped by climate change and authoritarian rule?


5. In which novel does an Artificial Friend (AF) observe and interact with a world of genetically engineered children and their human companions in a near-future America, exploring themes of control, obedience, and moral authoritarianism?


6. Which speculative fiction novel critiques totalitarian tendencies in the tech industry through a surveillance-heavy society?


7. Name the Italian novelist who reimagines the rise of Mussolini using fictionalized reportage in what has been called a literary reckoning with fascism.


8. What is the title of the 2021 novel that explores covert state control and corruption in 1960s Harlem?


9. In which Paul Auster novel does a character express nostalgia for fascist political ideologies, creating an unsettling undercurrent in the story?


10. Which Booker Prize-winning novel satirizes authoritarian rule and political repression in postwar Sri Lanka?

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