Legend - Dystopian Characteristics

Dystopia is defined as a futuristic community that is ___________ and frightening.

• futuristic

• an illusion

• oppressive

• dehumanizing

____________ is used to control the citizens of a society.

• surveillance

• freedom

• propaganda

• military

One or more large ___________ control society through products, advertising, and/or the media.

• Corporations

• Bureaucracies

• Technological entities

• Philosophical/Religious

  beliefs

_______ is a literary genre that uses irony irony and wit to expose humanity's vices and

foibles, prompting reform through ridicule.

• Satire

• Social Norms

• Sarcasm

• Humor

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The dystopian protagonist often feels _________ and is struggling to escape, and believes something is terribly wrong with society.

• threatened

• fearful

• unhappy

• trapped

The Dystopian protagonist helps the audience recognize the negative aspects of the dystopian world through his or her ____________.

• Actions

• Perspective

• Beliefs

• Conflict

In a Dystopian society, information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.

• True

• False

A __________ or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the Dystopian society.

• General

• Monarch

• Figurehead

• Leader

The natural world is banished and ____________.

• Mistrusted

• Forbidden

• Destroyed

• Protected

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Citizens must ___________ uniform expectations because individuality and dissent are forbidden.

• answer to

• engage in

• conform to

• alienate the

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