This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Movements > Dystopian > Dystopian Literature – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dystopian Literature Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Aldous Huxley was born in the last half of the ..... century. A) 19th. B) 21st. C) 18th. D) 20th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 19th. 2. Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment is ..... A) Freedom. B) Kindness. C) Oppression. D) Weakness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oppression. 3. Usually, the government, technology, or corporation usually begins with a genuine desire to do what? A) Save the world. B) Enslave the people. C) Change history. D) Destroy the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Save the world. 4. A dystopian protagonist often ..... A) Wonders why they are not like everyone else. B) Is adventurous and free spirited. C) Changes their appearance or name. D) Feels trapped and is struggling to escape their society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feels trapped and is struggling to escape their society. 5. Words or a visual that represents a deeper meaning; what does the author want you to feel? A) Allusion. B) Symbolism. C) Freewill. D) Perception. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 6. Who is the antagonist in dystopian literature? A) The protagonist. B) Nature. C) The bad guy. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Society. 7. What is usually the message of Dystopian stories? A) To warn us about aspects of our present. B) That critical thinking is useless. C) Chaos is awesome!. D) To have faith in humanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To warn us about aspects of our present. 8. This picture is an example of the dystopian element A) Isolation. B) Technology. C) Surveillance. D) Figurehead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isolation. 9. Which of these is the BEST example of someone exerting power? A) Children. B) Assistants. C) Presidents. D) Criminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presidents. 10. What are the names of Lois Lowry's parents? A) Robert Hammerstein and Kathrine Gordon Landis. B) Robert Hammersburg and Kathrine Gordon Landis. C) Robert Hamersburge and Kathrine Gordon Landis. D) Rodger Hamersburg and Kathrine Gorden Landis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Hammersburg and Kathrine Gordon Landis. 11. What is an example of brutal government punishment for something like littering? A) A small fine. B) Imprisonment. C) Community service. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imprisonment. 12. Ironically, people in a dystopia ..... A) Fight for their rights. B) Believe everything is perfect. C) Disbelieve propoganda. D) Want freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe everything is perfect. 13. Bonus:The statement, "A love of reality television and a saturation of violence becomes a society where teens are forced to fight to the death for entertainment, "is an example of what type of literary device? A) Allusion. B) Repetition. C) Foreshadowing. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 14. Dystopian people always have ..... A) Information. B) What they deserve. C) Someone watching them. D) Lots of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone watching them. 15. What happened during the 2 minute hate? A) The dark-haired girl made eye contact with Winston. B) Winston transferred his hatred of Big Brother to O'Brien. C) The audience watched Goldstein speak about his book. D) Winston made eye contact with O'Brien. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winston made eye contact with O'Brien. 16. Which dystopia control is in a story where citizens are controlled by a concept or belief? A) Bureaucratic. B) Philosophical/Religious. C) Technological. D) Corporate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philosophical/Religious. 17. Who was plotting to overthrow the government? A) Diana Moon Glampers. B) Harrison Bergeron. C) The ballerinas. D) George Bergeron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harrison Bergeron. 18. What does "Dystopia" mean? A) "safe place". B) "perfect place". C) "bad place". D) "good place". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "bad place". 19. Where do dystopian settings usually take place? A) Imaginary Futuristic place. B) Place set in the past. C) In another country. D) Real world place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imaginary Futuristic place. 20. Making an indirect reference to somebody or something. Ex: "Don't act like a Romeo in front of her." A) Utopia. B) Freewill. C) Allusion. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 21. This dystopian element is often used to monitor the control of the citizens and enforce any rules or regulations. It ensures that the the other elements are kept in-tact. A) Control. B) Surveillance. C) Technology. D) Figurehead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surveillance. 22. The hero will battle monsters, face many trials, and face many enemies to strengthen himself. A) Test, allies, and enemies. B) The approach to the innermost cave. C) An ordinary world. D) The ordeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Test, allies, and enemies. 23. Dystopian literature is primarily created to A) To put emotion into words. B) Attempt to warn society. C) Write a plan to improve the world. D) Convey the author's imagination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attempt to warn society. 24. What characteristic does Donkey (from Shrek) have that makes him a sidekick? A) Small. B) Helps Shrek. C) He is an animal. D) He is gray in color. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helps Shrek. 25. The pursuit of happiness is the purpose of life. A) Citizens are under constant surveillance. B) The natural world is banished. C) Citizens live in a dehumanized state. D) A figurehead or concept is worshiped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A figurehead or concept is worshiped. 26. Which archetype is an evil character who does everything in his/her power to prevent the hero from reaching his/her goal? A) Antihero. B) Sidekick. C) Mentor. D) Villain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Villain. 27. Why did Gabriel need to be saved A) He was going to be put down. B) He was sad. C) They wanted too. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was going to be put down. 28. The spreading of ideas and information to help or hurt a cause A) Propaganda. B) Social Dialect. C) Dystopian Element #8. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propaganda. 29. Goldstein is described as: A) Lean Russian face, fuzzy white hair, with voice of a sheep bleating. B) Lean Jewish face, fuzzy dark hair, deep sombre voice. C) Urbane and formal. D) Lean Jewish face, fuzzy white hair with voice of a bleating sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lean Jewish face, fuzzy white hair with voice of a bleating sheep. 30. Who ultimately has control over the household in "The Veldt" ? A) The psychologist. B) The parents. C) The children. D) The machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The children. 31. The main character is often the first, or one of a few, to see what? A) How great the world is. B) How to live forever. C) How to change the past. D) How bad things really are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How bad things really are. 32. What does "surveillance" mean? A) Selling items for a profit. B) Close observation, being watched. C) Rebelling against the government. D) Being your own leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Close observation, being watched. 33. In Harrison Bergeron what does the dance with the ballerina at the end symbolize? A) Obedience. B) Destruction. C) Chaos. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freedom. 34. In dystopias, control is maintained through outside means, such as: A) Government. B) Corporate. C) Technological. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. When the hero faces his fears the most. A) The approach to the innermost fear. B) Crossing the first threshold. C) The ordeal. D) The return with the elixir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ordeal. 36. The dark-haired girl Winston remembers is: A) Timid, about 23, works in Mintrue. B) Confident, freckled face, athletic and works for Minpax. C) Bold-looking, about 27 and works in the Fiction Department. D) Wears a scarlet sash, shapely hips, works for Mintrue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bold-looking, about 27 and works in the Fiction Department. 37. The definition of a dystopia is A) Garden of Eden. B) A frightening, unpleasant society. C) Gotham City. D) A perfect society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A frightening, unpleasant society. 38. What is the setting of "The Veldt" A) The Hadley's HappyLife Home, sometime in the future. B) A technological nursery, present day. C) The Hadley's HappyLife Home, 2054 AD. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Hadley's HappyLife Home, sometime in the future. 39. At the end of the story, who witnesses and then forgets the death of Harrison? A) Hazel. B) George. C) DMG. D) Harrison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hazel. 40. Citizens are not permitted to read or own books. A) Citizens are under constant surveillance. B) Citizens live in a dehumanized state. C) Citizens fear the outside world. D) A figurehead is worshiped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citizens live in a dehumanized state. 41. Which one is not necessarily a dystopian element? A) Citizens live in a dehumanized state. B) Citizens are always physically restrained by the leader. C) Citizens have a fear of the outside world. D) Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citizens are always physically restrained by the leader. 42. Why did Dickie fail to pass the exam? A) He took too long to answer questions. B) He lied during the exam. C) He wasn't smart enough. D) He was too smart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was too smart. 43. Choose the setting that best represents the Dystopian genre. A) 2012, The U.S.A. B) 2054, The U.S.A. C) 2021, Alternate Realty. D) 1974, The Dominican Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2054, The U.S.A. 44. Using the senses to understand what is observed in a situation. A) Perception. B) Utopia. C) Allusion. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perception. 45. A revolt, rebellion, uprising in which people completely change their government or political system, usually by force. A) Revolution. B) Utopia. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolution. 46. Who is the Hadicapper-General? A) Someone who enforces equality. B) Someone who enforces kindness. C) Someone who is in the army. D) Someone who likes grocery stores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who enforces equality. 47. Propaganda is the term for A) Lectures given by teachers. B) Media and other communication used to promote a political idea or belief. C) Commercials for consumer goods. D) The nutrition information on food packaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Media and other communication used to promote a political idea or belief. 48. What does technology do, according to Lydia? A) Makes her happy. B) Makes her proud. C) Makes her sleepy. D) Makes her feel useless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Makes her feel useless. 49. Where did Lois Lowry complete her Bachelor of Arts in English? A) Pembrook College at Brown University. B) Pembrook College at Black University. C) University of Northern Maine. D) University of Southern Maine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) University of Southern Maine. 50. In a dystopian novel, the antagonist is usually A) Part of the elite, powerful, or rich. B) Another species. C) None of these responses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Part of the elite, powerful, or rich. 51. When you conform to dystopian laws you ..... A) Follow the rules. B) Don't care about the rules. C) Go against the rules. D) Make the rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Follow the rules. 52. What is the purpose of dystopian literature? A) To reveal the author's hopes for the future. B) To explore the peaceful side of human nature. C) To emphasize the benefits technology. D) To criticize a current trend, societal norm, or political system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To criticize a current trend, societal norm, or political system. 53. What is NOT considered a popular motif for dystopian literature? A) Good vs. Evil. B) Evil and Control. C) Control vs Freedom. D) Nature vs. Mechanistic World. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evil and Control. 54. Why does Hazel not have a mental handicap? A) She's too intelligent. B) She is a strong woman. C) She's not very intelligent (average). D) She is going to be Handicapper General. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's not very intelligent (average). 55. What ultimately leads to the parents' death in "The Veldt" ? A) The malfunctioning machinery in their house. B) Their own selfish and lazy parenting style. C) The psychologist's bad advice. D) Their death was an accident and nothing lead to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their own selfish and lazy parenting style. 56. "Brave New World" uses conditioning for ..... A) Horses. B) Cows. C) Children. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children. 57. Which dystopia control is in a story where citizens are manipulated by advertising or product consumption? A) Corporate. B) Bureaucratic. C) Philosophical/Religious. D) Technological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corporate. 58. What problems are avoided when people conform to autocratic governments in dystopian literature? A) Jail. B) Punishment. C) Death. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. Match the description to the character from The Rocket. Cynical, Irritable, and Broken Down A) Fiorello Bodoni. B) Bramante. C) Maria. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bramante. 60. A futuristic, imagined, unpleasant, repressed (forbidding) society where people lead dehumanized, fearful lives. A) Utopia. B) Apocalypse. C) Revolution. D) Dystopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dystopia. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMovements QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesDystopian Literature Quiz 1Dystopian Literature Quiz 3Dystopian Literature Quiz 4Dystopian Literature Quiz 5Dystopian Fiction Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books