Question

4.2.3 quiz: understand the impact of technology
question 1 of 10
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. citizens are given 25 years of life to prove their worth to society; if they fail to do great things with their lives, they are eliminated.
c. chuckleboy and dulldon, archenemies, battle it out for the right to attend sylvesters 13th birthday party; the threat of no - fun hangs in the balance.
d. 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.

Explanation:

A dystopian story typically depicts a society that is dehumanizing, oppressive, or in decline. Option B shows a society with a harsh and unjust rule (eliminating citizens who don't meet a certain standard), which is characteristic of a dystopian setting.

Answer:

B. Citizens are given 25 years of life to prove their worth to society; if they fail to do great things with their lives, they are eliminated.