WorksheetsDystopia - Literature
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Dystopia is the Greek word for:
Bad place
Not a place
Collapse
Black mirror
Utopia is the Greek word for:
Bad place
Not a place
Collapse
Black mirror
A dystopia is:
An imaginary world in which society lives under oppressive control
An imaginary world that is on the brink of collapse
An imaginary world that has suffered injustice
An imaginary world that is different from our own
Factor #1 of dystopia is a totalitarian government or leadership, which means
People that that exert excessive government control onto its citizens, diminishing positive human qualities such as freedom and dignity
Surveillance, privacy invasions, media control, social engineering, mass misinformation, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, unmanned weapon systems
A regime or government has taken absolute authoritarian control and bends its subjects to its will
Factors due to environmental collapse - collapsed ecosystems, ice ages, nuclear winters, etc.
Factor #2 of dystopia is a repressive society
People that that exert excessive government control onto its citizens, diminishing positive human qualities such as freedom and dignity
Surveillance, privacy invasions, media control, social engineering, mass misinformation, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, unmanned weapon systems
A regime or government has taken absolute authoritarian control and bends its subjects to its will
Factors due to environmental collapse - collapsed ecosystems, ice ages, nuclear winters, etc.
Factor #3 of dystopia is a oppressive technology
People that that exert excessive government control onto its citizens, diminishing positive human qualities such as freedom and dignity
Surveillance, privacy invasions, media control, social engineering, mass misinformation, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, unmanned weapon systems
A regime or government has taken absolute authoritarian control and bends its subjects to its will
Factors due to environmental collapse - collapsed ecosystems, ice ages, nuclear winters, etc.
Factor #4 of dystopia is environmental collapse
People that that exert excessive government control onto its citizens, diminishing positive human qualities such as freedom and dignity
Surveillance, privacy invasions, media control, social engineering, mass misinformation, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, unmanned weapon systems
A regime or government has taken absolute authoritarian control and bends its subjects to its will
Collapsed ecosystems, ice ages, nuclear winters, etc.
Dystopias often start with the illusion of a harmonious or perfect society, as the story progresses, the characters realize that this world is the opposite of perfect, this is called
Dystopiafication
Utopistia
Utopia to dystopia shift
Degeneration of plot
Dystopias are most often based on the current social, technological, or government trends:
in the past
in the future
in the present
The main objective of dystopian fiction is
To inspire action
Challenge readers to think differently about current social and political climates
To scare children into becoming law abiding, diminutive citizens
Purely for entertainment purposes
Which novel is NOT Dystopia?
1984
The Handmaid's Tale
The Hunger Games
The Great Gastby
Which of the following are NOT dystopian works?
1984
The Handmaid's Tale
Hunger Games
Hotel Rwanda
Dystopian literature made a comeback in the 1990s starting with which famous novel?
The Giver
The Hunger Games
The House of Scorpion
The Maze Runner
Which are NOT common elements of dystopia?
Apocalyptia, individuality is discouraged
Dehumanization, conspiracy/cover up
Social control, mass ignorance of the truth
Revolution and love triangles
Mood is:
The atmosphere of the narrative, it is created by setting, diction, and descriptions
The author's attitude toward a subject, it can be dry, pessimistic, optimistic, regretful
The language of the narrative, it can be positive or negative
The dark side of human nature
Tone is:
The atmosphere of the narrative, it is created by setting, diction, and descriptions
The author's attitude toward a subject, it can be dry, pessimistic, optimistic, regretful
The language of the narrative, it can be positive or negative
The dark side of human nature
Name that dystopia movie:
Blade Runner
Blade Runner 2049
Mad Max
The Matrix
Name that dystopia movie:
Blade Runner
The Hunger Games
Mad Max
The Matrix
Name that dystopia movie:
Blade Runner
The Hunger Games
Mad Max
The Matrix
Name that dystopia movie:
Blade Runner
The Hunger Games
Mad Max
The Matrix
