Utopian Versus Dystopian Societies

At their heart, dystopias are ___________tales about the very idea that humanity can be molded into an ideal shape.

• credible

• cautionary

• favorable

• encouraging

The Hunger Games is an example of....

• Utopian society

• Dystopian society

What are the characteristics of a utopian society?

• Peaceful benevolent government

• Citizens are free to think independently

• Citizens live in a dehumanized state

• A safe and favorable environment

In a dystoian society, certian trends in modern society are taken to extremes, exposing their underlying________

• flab

• perfection

• flaws

• strength

What is the definition of dystopia?

• A society in which there is peace and harmony amongst all citizens.

• A society that is governed by a single leader, whom citizens worship and and blindly follow him/her/them.

• A democratic society in which officials are elected and run the government, who strictly enforce laws.

• A place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible.

What is a definition of a utopia?

• A society where everyone lives in peace and harmony, and all are equal.

• A society that runs on a class system and the government is ruled by a king or queen.

• A society where there are no laws due to the absence of or nonrecognition of governmental authority.

• A society where all citizens live in harmony by devoting themselves to and following a single leader, whom they worship.

Because of how they are constructed, what are dystopias seen as?

• An example of how things should be so that everything is perfect

• A warning that things might get to be too good

• A warning that if things keep going in the same direction, bad things will happen

• A complex structure of interwoven tapestries that paints a picture of society at its most humane and vulnerable point.

The difference between the terms “utopia” and “dystopia” is

• Utopia stands for one imperfect place and dystopia stands for many imperfect places

• Utopia stands for places that have really existed, while dystopia stands for imaginative places

• Utopia stands for imaginative places that are perfect while dystopian stands for imaginative places

  that are horrible

• None of these answers

In a dystopian novel, the protagonist is usually

• A special individual with exceptional talents

• Part of the government agency

• An outsider that comes to the society

• A normal citizen of the society

Ironically, people in a dystopia...

• fight for their rights

• believe everything is perfect

• disbelieve propoganda

• want freedom