Answer:
1. Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.
2. Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.
3. Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
4. Citizens live in a dehumanized state.
5. The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
Explanation:
The passage in the question is from the very first paragraph of the text of Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron", a novel about a dystopian world. This excerpt shows the perceived "perfect utopian world' whereas the citizens still seem to be under the constant threat of being 'punished'.
The passage is also an example of the characteristics of a dystopic world that is the setting of the story. Here, propaganda is used as a means to control the citizens, with the restriction of the information and various other independent thoughts. This led to the fear and reluctance of the citizens in associating with the outside world, and the dehumanization of the perceived perfect society. All these is an illusion that the society they are living is the perfect utopian world.
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The correct answer is D. Cold War.
Explanation
In the image, you can see a bear representing the Soviet Union or Russia crushed by a rock that has the word "capitalism" inscribed. This image refers to the Cold War, the confrontation that pitted the Soviet Union under the socialist government against the United States under the capitalist government. During this period these two powers did not face each other in a warlike way, but they did participate in a world divided into two blocks and a scientific race to reach the moon. Also illustrated in the image are other rocks with words like "Truman Doctrine" and "Marshall Plan" that were the US plans to weaken socialism globally and capitalism was the "rock" that ultimately defeated that bear (Russia or the Soviet Union) ending the Cold War. So the correct answer is D. Cold War.
