How to recognize a dystopia ?

Who ruled in Plato's utopia ?

• kings and queens

• philosopher kings

• utopian kings

Where do religions promise utopia can be found ?

• on Earth

• in Yorkshire

• in the afterlife

When did Thomas More write Utopia ?

• 1516

• 1560

• 1566

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Modern progress raised hopes of realising utopian dreams, but instead, they all too often turned into ................... of war, famine and oppression.

What does the word dystopia literally mean ?

• distant place

• not-good place

• non-existent place

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With his novel, Swift established a ................ for dystopia

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Instead of freeing workers, industrial technology trapped them in slums and ...................

What was disturbing about the future world of "The Time Machine"?

• A nuclear apocalypse rendering the world barely habitable

• Economic inequality resulting in separate species of humans

• Time travel destroying the fabric of the universe

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Mass media allowed instant ..................... between leaders and the public.

Which of these events was NOT a major influence on dystopian fiction?

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Industrial Revolution

• World War II