Intro to Dystopian Literature

Utopian societies reflect most of these qualities EXCEPT ________.

• peaceful government

• a dangerous environment

• independent thought

• equality for all citizens

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CCSS.RI.7.2

The word "Utopia" means....

• a good place

• a bad place

• no place at all

• both "A" and "C"

"Utopia" was written by ____________ in the 1500s.

• Aldous Huxley

• William Shakespeare

• Thomas Moore

• George Orwell

A dystopia is a ___________ place

• good

• non-existent

• bad

• futuristic

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

All of the following are guiding principles for Utopian societies except _____________.

• bureaucratic control

• religious beliefs

• Humanism

• Ecology

Dystopian societies typically

• restrict free thought

• cherish nature

• encourage individualism

• celebrate life

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

True or false: corporate control is a form of control in dystopian lit.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

True or false: the poor typically lead very harsh lives in dystopian literature.

• true

• false

True or false: dystopian literature, though usually set in the future, has a certain familiarity for the intended reader.

• true

• false

Aldous Huxley was born in the last half of the _________ century.

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

• 21st

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9