Think you’ve got your head wrapped around 2001: A Space Odyssey? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. The great expanses of time and space in 2001 are meant to be
funny.
sad.
cute or quaint.
awe inspiring and impressive.
Q. There is relatively little dialogue in much of 2001. Why is this?
All the characters always communicate by telepathy.
There aren't any people in the book, only stars and the occasional turtle.
Much of the book is about isolation; characters often can't communicate or have no one to talk to.
The novel is very short, so has no room for dialogue.
Q. Who in the book ends up immortal?
David Bowman, alien space baby
Hal the computer
Beyoncé after her brain is transferred into a lattice of light.
The astronauts hibernating forever
Q. What skill does the slab give the man-apes?
The power of speech.
The ability to use tools.
Martial arts training to defeat their enemies.
The ability to turn into space babies.
Q. In 2001, women
are generally computers.
birth and raise space babies.
travel into space, leaving men behind.
are barely mentioned.