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Utopia vs Dystopia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greek for the "not good place."

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

c)

Cornucopia

d)

Candytopia

2.

Check all that apply


What are the characteristics of a utopian society?

a)

Peaceful benevolent government

b)

Citizens are free to think independently

c)

Citizens live in a dehumanized state

d)

A safe and favorable environment

3.

Check all that apply:


Characteristics of Dystopia

a)

Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted

b)

Access to education, healthcare, employment, and so forth.

c)

Propaganda replaces education

d)

Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad

4.

Utopia or Dystopia?


A safe and favorable environment

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

5.

Utopia or Dystopia?


The problems that plague our world are even more extreme

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

6.

Utopia or Dystopia?


Segregated society

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

7.

Utopia or Dystopia?


Underlying message of warning

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

8.

Utopia or Dystopia?


Society full of ideals

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

9.

Utopia or Dystopia?


Society full of oppression and inequality

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

10.

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

a)

credible

b)

cautionary

c)

favorable

d)

encouraging

11.

The Hunger Games is an example of....

a)

Utopian society

b)

Dystopian society

12.

What is a definition of a utopia?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

13.

What is the definition of dystopia?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

14.

Which of the following does NOT describe a utopia?

a)

Perfect

b)

Idyllic

c)

Peaceful

d)

Conflicted

15.

Which of the following words BEST describes a dystopia?

a)

Angry

b)

Dysfunctional

c)

Perfect

d)

Hopeful