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Dystopia - Literature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

Dystopia is the Greek word for:

a)

Bad place

b)

Not a place

c)

Collapse

d)

Black mirror

2.

Utopia is the Greek word for:

a)

Bad place

b)

Not a place

c)

Collapse

d)

Black mirror

3.

A dystopia is:

a)

An imaginary world in which society lives under oppressive control

b)

An imaginary world that is on the brink of collapse

c)

An imaginary world that has suffered injustice

d)

An imaginary world that is different from our own

4.

Factor #1 of dystopia is a totalitarian government or leadership, which means

a)

People that that exert excessive government control onto its citizens, diminishing positive human qualities such as freedom and dignity

b)

Surveillance, privacy invasions, media control, social engineering, mass misinformation, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, unmanned weapon systems

c)

A regime or government has taken absolute authoritarian control and bends its subjects to its will

d)

Factors due to environmental collapse - collapsed ecosystems, ice ages, nuclear winters, etc.

5.

Factor #2 of dystopia is a repressive society

a)

People that that exert excessive government control onto its citizens, diminishing positive human qualities such as freedom and dignity

b)

Surveillance, privacy invasions, media control, social engineering, mass misinformation, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, unmanned weapon systems

c)

A regime or government has taken absolute authoritarian control and bends its subjects to its will

d)

Factors due to environmental collapse - collapsed ecosystems, ice ages, nuclear winters, etc.

6.

Factor #3 of dystopia is a oppressive technology

a)

People that that exert excessive government control onto its citizens, diminishing positive human qualities such as freedom and dignity

b)

Surveillance, privacy invasions, media control, social engineering, mass misinformation, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, unmanned weapon systems

c)

A regime or government has taken absolute authoritarian control and bends its subjects to its will

d)

Factors due to environmental collapse - collapsed ecosystems, ice ages, nuclear winters, etc.

7.

Factor #4 of dystopia is environmental collapse

a)

People that that exert excessive government control onto its citizens, diminishing positive human qualities such as freedom and dignity

b)

Surveillance, privacy invasions, media control, social engineering, mass misinformation, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, unmanned weapon systems

c)

A regime or government has taken absolute authoritarian control and bends its subjects to its will

d)

Collapsed ecosystems, ice ages, nuclear winters, etc.

8.

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

a)

Dystopiafication

b)

Utopistia

c)

Utopia to dystopia shift

d)

Degeneration of plot

9.

Dystopias are most often based on the current social, technological, or government trends:

a)

in the past

b)

in the future

c)

in the present

10.

The main objective of dystopian fiction is

a)

To inspire action

b)

Challenge readers to think differently about current social and political climates

c)

To scare children into becoming law abiding, diminutive citizens

d)

Purely for entertainment purposes

11.

Which novel is NOT Dystopia?

a)

1984

b)

The Handmaid's Tale

c)

The Hunger Games

d)

The Great Gastby

12.

Which of the following are NOT dystopian works?

a)

1984

b)

The Handmaid's Tale

c)

Hunger Games

d)

Hotel Rwanda

13.

Dystopian literature made a comeback in the 1990s starting with which famous novel?

a)

The Giver

b)

The Hunger Games

c)

The House of Scorpion

d)

The Maze Runner

14.

Which are NOT common elements of dystopia?

a)

Apocalyptia, individuality is discouraged

b)

Dehumanization, conspiracy/cover up

c)

Social control, mass ignorance of the truth

d)

Revolution and love triangles

15.

Mood is:

a)

The atmosphere of the narrative, it is created by setting, diction, and descriptions

b)

The author's attitude toward a subject, it can be dry, pessimistic, optimistic, regretful

c)

The language of the narrative, it can be positive or negative

d)

The dark side of human nature

16.

Tone is:

a)

The atmosphere of the narrative, it is created by setting, diction, and descriptions

b)

The author's attitude toward a subject, it can be dry, pessimistic, optimistic, regretful

c)

The language of the narrative, it can be positive or negative

d)

The dark side of human nature

17.

Name that dystopia movie:

a)

Blade Runner

b)

Blade Runner 2049

c)

Mad Max

d)

The Matrix

18.

Name that dystopia movie:

a)

Blade Runner

b)

The Hunger Games

c)

Mad Max

d)

The Matrix

19.

Name that dystopia movie:

a)

Blade Runner

b)

The Hunger Games

c)

Mad Max

d)

The Matrix

20.

Name that dystopia movie:

a)

Blade Runner

b)

The Hunger Games

c)

Mad Max

d)

The Matrix