Dystopia

What does utopia mean?

• Paradise on earth.

• A place of desperation, war, and famine.

• A fun place.

• The setting of a story.

What does the word "dystopia" literally mean?

• Non-existent place

• Distant place

• Not-good place

• Paradise on earth

Why do you think these perfect societies do not exist?

What two novels from Russian writer George Orwell criticized the Soviet regime and totalitarianism?

• Gulliver's Travels and Utopia

• We and It Can't Happen Here

• Animal Farm and 1984

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

• Space travel

• Atomic energy

• Artificial intelligence

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

• Dr. Strangelove

• V for Vendetta

• Watchmen

• Handmaid's Tale

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Today's writers of dystopian fiction discuss what topics? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. 

• Global epidemics

• Climate change

• Government power

• Inequality

• None of the above

The video says that at their heart, dystopian stories are __________ tales. Select the correct word to fill in the blank.

• Veggie Tales

• Silly Tales

• Cautionary Tales

• Unbelievable tales

What is the point of dystopian literature?