This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Dystopian Literature > Dystopian Literature – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dystopian Literature Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At their heart, dystopias are ..... tales about the very idea that humanity can be molded into an ideal shape. A) Favorable. B) Credible. C) Cautionary. D) Encouraging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cautionary. 2. What causes people to go along with the crowd despite the cost? A) Fear. B) Greed. C) Negative Peer Pressure. D) Ultimate Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fear. 3. 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. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the present. 4. What does 'dystopia' translate as? A) Not good. B) Everything's brilliant. C) No place. D) This place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not good. 5. True or false:corporate control is a form of control in dystopian lit. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. Define Compulsion A) To fill up completely with something. B) To make someone motionless with awe or terror. C) To twist something out of its original shape, form, or meaning. D) An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way. 7. Define Sociopolitical A) The careful and continuous watching of a person or group. B) The process by which the economy of a region shifts away from agriculture and toward manufacturing. C) Relating to the combination or interaction of social and political factors. D) Serious and immediate danger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relating to the combination or interaction of social and political factors. 8. Utopia or Dystopia? A safe and favorable environment A) Utopia. B) Dystopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utopia. 9. Match the definition to the key term. 'A theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.' A) Dictatorship. B) Communism. C) Facism. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communism. 10. What is the main language feature here?"Watching the market square were the ultra-violent peacekeepers." A) Simile. B) Oxymoron. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 11. When the director stepped out of the room, everyone began playing their instruments at the same time, creating a ..... of sounds. A) Trepidation. B) Anomaly. C) Cacophony. D) Zeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cacophony. 12. When you are going to get married, who finds your spouse for you? A) The Committee Of Elders. B) Your parents. C) The Receiver. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Committee Of Elders. 13. Cassidy was running late and missed the bus. This is an ..... because she is usually quite early. A) Obscure. B) Eradicate. C) Anomaly. D) Idly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anomaly. 14. Which of the following is a common story element of dystopian literature? A) Everyone goes to a school to learn magic. B) The truth is hidden from society. C) The government helps society become perfect. D) Everyone knows the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The truth is hidden from society. 15. An example of an eco-dystopia is: A) Animal Farm. B) 1984. C) Autumntime. D) Gulliver's Travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autumntime. 16. What is the book mocking? A) Agriculture in the 1940s. B) Soviet Russia and the 1917 Revolution. C) Democracy. D) The Spanish Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soviet Russia and the 1917 Revolution. 17. Which of the following is a key element of a dystopian society? A) Equality and justice for all citizens. B) Individual freedom and autonomy. C) Surveillance and loss of privacy. D) A strong sense of community and cooperation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surveillance and loss of privacy. 18. -great energy or enthusiasm when going after something A) Zeal. B) Pristine. C) Enthralled. D) Anomaly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeal. 19. Totalitarianism is..... A) Juxtaposition. B) The total population. C) A government that exerts complete control. D) Violent opposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A government that exerts complete control. 20. What was one of the earliest dystopian novels? A) The Time Machine. B) The Giver. C) Hunger Games. D) Wonder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Time Machine. 21. Which of these is not a feature of dystopian literature? A) Advanced technology. B) Oppressive leaders. C) Spying. D) Isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isolation. 22. ..... refers to an inundation of messages designed to influence a population to believe in biased information. A) Political campaign. B) Twitter. C) Media. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propaganda. 23. True or False:In the Dystopian Society, information, independent thoughts and freedom are allowed. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. ..... control is when society is controlled by computers, robots and/or scientific means. A) Religious. B) Corporate. C) Bureaucratic. D) Technological. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Technological. 25. If you're upset but acting happy, you're putting up a ..... A) Vocation. B) Facade. C) Prestige. D) Vain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facade. 26. Orwellian refers to A) Anything that seems to be dystopian (governmental surveillance, loss of freedoms, fake news, doublethink/doublespeak). B) Anything that seems to be communist (sharing of all properties & wealth). C) Anything that relates to the themes/plot of Animal Farm. D) Anything that is set in the future (science fiction, fantasy fiction). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything that seems to be dystopian (governmental surveillance, loss of freedoms, fake news, doublethink/doublespeak). 27. Dystopian literature mainly ..... current trends, norms, and political systems. A) Inspects. B) Creates. C) Inflates. D) Criticizes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Criticizes. 28. -scold or criticize someone angrily A) Eradicate. B) Berate. C) Notorious. D) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Berate. 29. What is NOT considered a motif for dystopian literature? A) Good Vs. Evil. B) Innocence Vs. Corruption. C) Love vs. Honesty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Love vs. Honesty. 30. Which one of the following is NOT one of the five major Dystopian themes? A) Celebration of Individualism. B) Technological Control. C) Government Control. D) Environmental Destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celebration of Individualism. 31. Who is the Antagonist in 1984 A) The Thought Police. B) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Thought Police. 32. Forceful uprising A) Revolution. B) Allusion. C) Propaganda. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolution. 33. What are the two main categories of characters? A) Protagonist and Antagonist. B) Hero and Sidekick. C) Mentor and Mother Figure. D) Antagonist and Anti-Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protagonist and Antagonist. 34. -a feeling of fear or nervous excitement about something that may happen A) Cacophony. B) Vigilant. C) Trepidation. D) Pandemonium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trepidation. 35. True or False:There is usually a leader or concept worshipped by the society. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 36. Which of the following best describes a characteristic of a dystopian society? A) Equality and fairness for all citizens. B) A utopian vision of the future. C) Government control and oppression. D) Unlimited personal freedoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government control and oppression. 37. Which in-text citation is correct? A) "It was a pleasure to burn" . (Bradbury). B) "It was a pleasure to burn" (Bradbury 1). C) "It was a pleasure to burn which was said on page 1 of Ray Bradbury's text in Fahrenheit 451". D) "It was a pleasure to burn:Bradbury, 1.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "It was a pleasure to burn" (Bradbury 1). 38. What is the setting in dystopian literature? A) Normal. B) Happy, fun. C) Dreamy. D) Dark, scary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dark, scary. 39. One way power is maintained in dystopian societies is by setting the expectation for citizens to conform to certain standards. Which example from The Giver is NOT an example of conformity? A) Jonas taking the apple from the lunchroom. B) Jonas and all the other 11s becoming adults on the same day. C) Jonas and all of his friends wearing the same kinds of clothes. D) All of the families having a mother, father, one boy, and one girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jonas taking the apple from the lunchroom. 40. The term "utopia" became popular because of a book that was written by A) Upton Sinclair. B) Sir Thomas Moore. C) George Washington. D) B.F. Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sir Thomas Moore. 41. Utopia or Dystopia?Society full of ideals A) Utopia. B) Dystopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utopia. 42. What is propaganda? A) CNN/Fox/NBC/ESPN. B) Information given to help citizens. C) Information given to control citizens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Information given to control citizens. 43. What is a prevalent symbol often seen in dystopian literature? A) A dove representing peace. B) A broken clock symbolizing a broken society. C) A sunflower symbolizing beauty. D) A rainbow symbolizing happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A broken clock symbolizing a broken society. 44. What does Jonass' community think they are? A) Dystopia. B) Utopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Utopia. 45. Ready Player One is set in a dystopia but also a ..... A) Sea. B) School. C) Forest. D) Virtual world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Virtual world. 46. The protagonist in a dystopia A) Feels trapped. B) Must be married. C) Blends in. D) Always works for the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feels trapped. 47. Which of the following is not a dystopian theme? A) Government control. B) Perfection. C) Environmental destruction. D) Technological Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perfection. 48. A dystopia and a utopia A) Are the same. B) Are opposites. C) Neither of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are opposites. 49. Utopia or Dystopia? The problems that plague our world are even more extreme A) Utopia. B) Dystopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dystopia. 50. What is the ultimate goal of the dystopian protagonist? A) To maintain the dystopian society's control. B) To achieve personal wealth and success. C) To escape and find freedom. D) To conform to societal expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To escape and find freedom. 51. End of the world A) Revolution. B) Utopia. C) Dystopia. D) Apocalypse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apocalypse. 52. -keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties A) Vigilant. B) Berate. C) Apprehensive. D) Reverent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vigilant. 53. Which word does not describe a dystopian society? A) Freedom. B) Dehumanize. C) Surveillance. D) Restrictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freedom. 54. What is a common consequence of defying the dystopian society in literature? A) The protagonist is rewarded with power and wealth. B) The protagonist is exiled from society. C) The protagonist becomes the new leader. D) The protagonist faces punishment and persecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The protagonist faces punishment and persecution. 55. Jonathon Swift wrote the dystopian novel 'Gulliver's ..... ' A) Adventures. B) Journeys. C) Travels. D) Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travels. 56. Information of a biased or misleading nature. A particular feature of Orwell's dystopia. A) Facts. B) Protagonist. C) Utopia. D) Propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propaganda. 57. What is corporate control? A) Several small corporations control society. B) Several large corporations control society. C) Walmart controls society. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Several large corporations control society. 58. Which word might be used when describing the setting of a dystopian novel? A) Competent. B) Totalitarian. C) Benign. D) Eradicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Totalitarian. 59. A common feature in dystopian literature is: A) A catastrophic natural disaster. B) Love conquering all problems. C) Technology improving lives. D) Religious tolerance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A catastrophic natural disaster. 60. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Challenge readers to think differently about current social and political climates. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesDystopian Literature Quiz 1Dystopian Literature Quiz 2Dystopian Literature Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books