What is a Dystopia?

What does "utopia" mean?

• Every place

• Any place

• No place

• Some place

What does the word "dystopia" literally mean?

• Non-existent place

• Not-good place

• Distant place

Of these dystopian works, which was written earliest?

• Brave New World

• The Iron Heel

• Gulliver's Travels

What new topics were explored by authors of dystopian fiction after World War II?  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Artificial intelligence

• Atomic energy

• Space travel

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What works explored how easily our human rights could disappear in a crisis? SELECT TWO

• V for Vendetta

• Handmaid's Tale

• Watchmen

• Dr. Strangelove

What works explored the threat of nuclear war?  SELECT TWO

• Dr. Strangelove

• The Watchmen

• A Handmaiden's Tale 

• V for Vendetta

Do you think it would ever be possible to build an equitable (fair) utopian society?  Why or why not?