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

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

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

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?
Charles Lindbergh

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

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?
Klara and the Sun

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

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

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

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

10. Which Booker Prize-winning novel satirizes authoritarian rule and political repression in postwar Sri Lanka?
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida