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A Perfect World! Trivia Quiz

Somebody is always seeking a perfect society or trying to devise one.

A multiple-choice quiz by astorian. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
astorian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
149,446

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1091

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sir Thomas More coined the word "Utopia". What does the word mean in Greek? Hint

Kingdom in the sky

Free from all sorrow

God's blessings

Nowhere land

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the ideal future society envisioned by Robert Heinlein in "Starship Troopers", who are the only people allowed to vote? Hint

People with high IQs

Veterans of federal service

Aliens

Robots

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which novel do we find the hidden paradise called Shangri-la? Hint

King Solomon's Mines

The Man Who Would Be King

Lost Horizon

Green Mansions

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which prominent psychologist sketched out a perfect society in the controversial novel "Walden Two"? Hint

B.F. Skinner

Abraham Maslow

Carl Jung

Sigmund Freud

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which English poet wrote of Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden in "Paradise Lost"? Hint

John Milton

Sir Philip Sidney

John Donne

Edmund Spenser

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which visionary socialist, and author of "The Book of the New Moral World", founded the community of New Harmony, Indiana? Hint

Comte Saint-Simon

Friedrich Engels

Robert Owen

Reverend Jim Jones

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Gulliver's Travels", Jonathan Swift describes the island of the Houyhnhnms as the world's most perfect society. What kind of animals are the Houyhnhnms? Hint

Horses

Dogs

Monkeys

Fish

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following does Socrates propose in Plato's "Republic"? Hint

Adherence to strict Christian principles

An elected democracy

A benevolent dictatorship

Absolute, unrestricted freedom

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which supposedly ideal nation does Big Brother hold sway, in George Orwell's "1984"? Hint

Erehwon

Oceania

Terra

New Eden

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did Aldous Huxley get the title for "Brave New World", which presents a chilling vision of a supposedly ideal society? Hint

The Bible's Book of Psalms

Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

Homer's "Odyssey"

Christopher Columbus' journals

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sir Thomas More coined the word "Utopia". What does the word mean in Greek?

Answer: Nowhere land

Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" combined serious recommendations for a socialist society with comically ridiculous proposals.

2. In the ideal future society envisioned by Robert Heinlein in "Starship Troopers", who are the only people allowed to vote?

Answer: Veterans of federal service

In Heinlein's imaginary Earth, nobody has to join the armed forces, but only those who do have the full rights of citizens.

3. In which novel do we find the hidden paradise called Shangri-la?

Answer: Lost Horizon

James Hilton's "Lost Horizon" was adapted into a classic film by Frank Capra, and into a hilariously bad Burt Bacharach musical.

4. Which prominent psychologist sketched out a perfect society in the controversial novel "Walden Two"?

Answer: B.F. Skinner

Skinner believed that humans are almost entirely a product of their conditioning, so children in his Utopia are raised and educated in a manner that some critics thought amounted to brainwashing.

5. Which English poet wrote of Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden in "Paradise Lost"?

Answer: John Milton

Milton was highly esteemed and prominent while Puritan Oliver Cromwell ruled England, but fell out of favor when the Stuart monarchy was restored.

6. Which visionary socialist, and author of "The Book of the New Moral World", founded the community of New Harmony, Indiana?

Answer: Robert Owen

Robert Owen's New Harmony commune failed in 1831, as did most experiments in utopian socialism. He spent the rest of his life working for social reform.

7. In "Gulliver's Travels", Jonathan Swift describes the island of the Houyhnhnms as the world's most perfect society. What kind of animals are the Houyhnhnms?

Answer: Horses

In the land of the Houyhnhnms, humans are called "Yahoos" and are regarded as vulgar, stupid brutes.

8. Which of the following does Socrates propose in Plato's "Republic"?

Answer: A benevolent dictatorship

Socrates believed that ordinary people were incapable of self-rule, and needed to be controlled by a hierarchy of "guardians", or philosopher-kings.

9. In which supposedly ideal nation does Big Brother hold sway, in George Orwell's "1984"?

Answer: Oceania

George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Blair, was himself a Socialist - but his most famous works, like "1984" and "Animal Farm", are thinly disguised attacks on what he considered the failed experiment of Socialism in Russia.

10. Where did Aldous Huxley get the title for "Brave New World", which presents a chilling vision of a supposedly ideal society?

Answer: Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

In Huxley's allegedly perfect future, people remain in a constant state of happiness by taking assorted drugs.

Source: Author astorian

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