Read the following passage:The year is 2186. In an effort to eliminate discrimination and competition, humans have been genetically engineered to begin life as clones. The single global government provides the same education and health care to all citizens. Every home is exactly the same, everyone receives the same salary, and every family is the same size. Outliers are "removed" from society in order to ensure uniformity.Based on this passage, which statement best suggests that the story's setting is a dystopia?A.Medical science is very advanced.B.Necessities are rationed by the government.C.There is total government control.D.There is no discrimination in society.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:The year is 2186. In an effort to eliminate discrimination and competition, humans have been genetically engineered to begin life as clones. The single global government provides the same education and health care to all citizens. Every home is exactly the same, everyone receives the same salary, and every family is the same size. Outliers are "removed" from society in order to ensure uniformity.How would the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of despair?A.A character who attempts to enlighten others as to society's problems is "removed" by the government.B.The narrator finds that a pocket of outliers are living secretly outside the detection of government.C.The government decides to cut everyone's wages to a lower but equal amount.D.Scientists find that they can alter the genetics of clones to make them more compliant.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The year is 2186. Humankind has taken to living underground during a decades-long nuclear winter. There is no government and no form of widespread communication. Isolated pockets of individuals live in self-sustaining shelters or caves, each group barely managing to subsist.Based on this passage, which statement best suggests that the story's setting is a dystopia?A.A disaster has caused people to adapt their lifestyles.B.An authoritarian government controls people's lives.C.Humans are isolated from one another.D.Not everyone has equal access to scarce resources.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

which is a central theme in dystopian works

This is a literary device and genre used by writers to present a vision of the future that challenges readers to reflect on the current social and political environments in which they live. It often portrays society in cataclysmic decline resulting from environmental ruin, control through technology, and government oppression of individual freedom and expression.*A.ThemeB. DystopiaC. UtopiaD. Stereotype

Which scenario would best fit in a dystopian story?A.While working late one night, the local librarian discovers a child with a wild and inventive imagination living among the books stored away in the library cellar.B.Aliens abduct a teenager and a clone replaces him in real life, so he must figure out how to warn his family of the imposter.C.The people of a small town watch in awe as Haley's comet blazes through the sky; after it disappears, they discover thousands of citizens have gone missing.D.The world is plunged into chaos when the government removes the right to electricity from rebel communities.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS