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2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Part One (Chapters 1–6)
Part Two (Chapters 7–14)
Part Three (Chapters 15–20)
Parts Three and Four (Chapters 21–24)
Part Four (Chapters 25–30)
Part Five (Chapters 31–40)
Part Six (Chapters 41–47)
Characters
Character List
Hal
David Bowman
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
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Context
Summary
Character List
Analysis of Major Character
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Part One (Chapters 1–6)
Part Two (Chapters 7–14)
Part Three (Chapters 15–20)
Parts Three and Four (Chapters 21–24)
Part Four (Chapters 25–30)
Part Five (Chapters 31–40)
Part Six (Chapters 41–47)
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
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1. What is TMA-1?
A spaceship
A colony on the Moon
An extraterrestrial artifact
An artificially intelligent being
2. What does the monolith do to Moon-Dancer?
Teaches him algebra
Develops his mind to help him innovate
Gives him food
Teaches him to walk
3. What happens when TMA-1 is first exposed to sunlight?
It disappears
It emits a deadly blast, killing the humans surrounding it
It emits a strong wave signal
Nothing
4. How many humans are on
Discovery
Zero
Two
Four
Five
5. Which technology allowed the
Discovery
mission to go to Saturn, rather than Jupiter?
Hal
TMA-1
Time travel
Hibernation
6. What is wrong with the AE-35 unit that Poole successfully replaces?
It is cracked
Its batteries ran out
Nothing
It was hit by a meteor
7. How does Poole die?
He kills himself
Hal electrocutes him
He is crushed by an extra-vehicular pod
Bowman poisons him in order to take sole control of the ship
8. Who nefariously opens the airlock doors?
Mission Control
Hal
Bowman
Poole
9. How does Bowman gain control of the ship?
He kills Poole
He cuts the ship off from Mission Control on Earth
He disconnects Hal
None of the above
10. Who knows the real purpose of the mission?
Hal
Poole
Bowman
None of the above
11. Which heavenly body is Bowman most instructed to investigate?
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Japetus
12. What change occurs on Japetus after Bowman touches down?
The Star Gate disappears
Japetus disappears
The Star Gate explodes
Japetus explodes
13. What does the civilization that Bowman is meant to explore do to him?
Kills him
Makes him immortal
Psychologically tortures him
Uses him to gain intelligence vital to its plans to invade Earth
14. How does Bowman change the course of the Earth's history?
He saves it from nuclear holocaust
He destroys it
He does not change the course of the Earth's history
He creates another satellite of Earth
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