Question 1: Describe utopian ideas. Do you find any merit in them?
Question 2: Contrast the utopian and dystopian visions. What do you think would drive some people to such imaginative extremes? Why do you think there are so many dystopian books, movies, and video games?
Question 3: Why is eugenics often a component of utopian ideas?
Question 4: Describe authoritarianism. How would you distinguish authoritarianism from totalitarianism? Describe totalitarian regimes and how they operate.
Question 5: How successful have authoritarian regimes been over human history? What have been the most common types of authoritarian regimes?