Ray Bradbury Quiz

What genre did Bradbury write? (there are 2 correct options, 1 is more accurate than the other, though)

• fantasy/horror

• mystery

• romance

• science fiction

Bradbury wrote: (2 correct options, try to choose both)

• plays

• novels

• poems

• short stories

Where did Bradbury go to college?

• Stanford University

• a community college in his home state

• Yale University

• he didn't attend college because he could not afford it

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Why did Bradbury reject the title of being a science fiction author?

• because he did not like the genre

• he didn't think his work was in that category

• he thought of his work as "fantastical and unreal" therefore leaning towards fantasy

Bradbury was which of the following? (answer will help in future question)

• American

• German

• Russian

• Canadian

Which of the following is one of Bradbury's books? (2 out of 4 options are correct)

• Fahrenheit 451

• War and Peace

• The Illustrated Man

• Black Novel

When was Bradbury born?

• August 22, 1920

• June 17, 1927

• September 3, 1934

• March 9, 1923

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Where was Bradbury born? (based on his nationality; think back to the answer to question 5)

• Los Angeles, California

• London, England

• Sydney, Australia

• Waukegan, Illinois

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When did Bradbury pass away?

• September 8, 1999

• March 14, 2003

• June 5, 2012

• August 23, 2015

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What did Bradbury pass from?

• leukemia

• a heart attack

• old age

• an undisclosed long-term illness

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