ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS

April, 24th 2020

Comprehension Questions

1. T Utopia is a perfect place

2. F The ideas of utopia is new
3. F The city in the sun and Erewhon were real places
4. T Harmony, Nashoba, and Modern Times were real places

5. F In utopia, all of the people have money

6. T The laws of utopia are all fair
7. F Most utopian communities last a long time
8. F Today, the word “utopia” means realistic
Directions: Choose the best answer

1. Why are there no personal possesions in utopia ?

B. Everiything belongs to everyone
2. What was the name of Plato’s perfect society ?
A. The Republic
3. Where was “The City in the sun” ?
B. on the island of Ceylon
4. When did Robert Owen buy the Harmony community ?
C. in 1824
5. When did the New Harmony community end ?
A. In 1826
6. How long did Nashoba Community last ?
D. five years
7. When did Josiah Warren start Modern Times ?
B. In 1851
8. Why do most “real” utopias last only a short time ?
D. No one knows how to make a perfect society

Even and Times

Even Time

1. Sir Thomas More’s Utopia 1516

2. The City in the Sun 1602
3. The first Shaker community 1776
4. George Rapp came to the U.S. 1804
5. Francis Wright began Nashoba 1825
6. Modern Times closed 1857
7. Samuel Butler wrote Erewhon 1872
8. Brook Farm began 1841
Description and Names

Name Description

1. Utopia an island in the Pacific ocean

2. Modern times an anarchist community
3. The skahers they wanted to live like the first Chritians
4. Utopian Farming Community Founded by a group of intellectuals
5. The Republic Every person had a place in the society
6. Nashoba Black and white people lived and worked togedher
7. New Harmony Men and women were equal
8. Harmony Community Used machines to make things

1) Why did sir Thomas More name his island Utopia ?

Place where everything was perfect
2) Utopia ideas are good ideas which are not realistic. Can you give some examples of utopian
ideas? Why are these ideas unrealistic ?
Place that give people can get money for free, because there will be an economic change and
society changes like become lazy
3) Plato, Sir Thomas More, Tommaso Campanello, and Samuel Butler described their ideas of
utopia. What is your idea of utopia ?
Place where people can live free
4) According to the text, everyone wants to live in utopia, but no one knows how to make it work.
Do you think people can make utopia work ? Why or why not ?
Yes, if people can work together for everyone common interest, No because people have a
different state

1) Erewhon ocean
2) Tcefrep place
3) Raw perfect
4) Ecalp nowhere
5) Naipotu crime
6) Enoyreve everyone
7) Cilbuper war
8) Laer real
9) Emirc utopian
10) Naeco republic