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Dystopian Features

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greek for the "not good place."

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

c)

Cornucopia

d)

Candytopia

2.

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

3.

Utopia or Dystopia?


A safe and favorable environment

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

4.

Utopia or Dystopia?


The problems that plague our world are even more extreme

a)

Utopia

b)

Dystopia

5.

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

6.

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

a)

flab

b)

perfection

c)

flaws

d)

strength

7.

The Hunger Games is an example of....

a)

Utopian society

b)

Dystopian society

8.

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.

9.

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.

10.

Which is a characteristic of dystopian societies?

a)

freedom

b)

intelligence

c)

true love

d)

dehumanization

11.
The spreading of ideas and information to help or hurt a cause
a)
Propaganda 
b)
Social Dialect 
c)
Dystopian Element #8 
d)
Allusion 
12.

Which of the following words BEST describes a dystopia?

a)

Angry

b)

Dysfunctional

c)

Perfect

d)

Hopeful

13.

Who wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four?

a)

George Orwell

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Craig Slivey

d)

Arthur Miller

14.

Complete the sentence: "It was a bright cold day in April and..."

a)

...the clocks were striking thirteen.

b)

...Big Brother was having breakfast.

c)

...Hate Week was in full flow.

d)

...Winston Smith was beginning his morning exercises.

15.

How does the government keep tabs on the people on a daily basis?

a)

Cellphones

b)

Brainwaves

c)

Mind altering substances

d)

Telescreens