The Ultimate Dystopian Teen Movie Quiz
- by Jessica
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Recently quite a few dystopian teen novels have been recreated by Hollywood, with some of the more famous ones being made into huge franchises. Perhaps when we are teens we like the dystopian genre because it reminds us that our lives, fraught with growing pains and agonizing embarrassment that can only come during puberty, are in fact not that bad. Many of these films were based on novels that explore dystopian themes of environmental hardships, the downfall of capitalism, extreme class inequality, and governmental corruption.
The Hunger Games trilogy is based of Suzanne Collins's book set in a dim future where twelve districts must each offer up a sacrificial warrior. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a badass who famously volunteers herself as tribute to protect her younger sister. In Divergent, people need to be sorted into two separate factions, however Shailene Woodley is told she is one of the rare few who does not fit into these categories. Unfortunately this means she will be eliminated by powerful shadowy forces. In Maze Runner a number of people with scrubbed memories (Gladers) are left to find their way out of an ever-changing maze.
How well do you know these dystopian movies?
Where does the Hunger games take place?
This dystopian universe is on the ruins of our current North American civilization after it was destroyed in some apocalyptic event. The nation-state consists of twelve districts with one dictatorial Capitol. The twelve districts must pay the blood price for a previous rebellion by sending two participants from ages twelve to eighteen to participate in the Capitol's barbaric games. The hunger games consist of these twelve district members fighting for survival until there is only one tribute standing. The capitol watches with glee while the twelve districts watch hoping their tribute will be the one to survive.
Who is District 12's mentor?
Katniss and Peeta, the tributes from District 12 must prepare themselves for the mortal games. They are assigned a mentor, the only person in living history who has survived the hunger games from their district. Unfortunately for them he is what you would expect of a war veteran, apathetic and unable to their challenge seriously. He is a tired drunk who spends the first third of the film trying to escape his own PTSD reality. However, he does pull through in the end to help his tributes.
Which faction does Beatrice Prior first decide to become?
Beatrice Prior, by nature is factionless or "Divergent," which in this dystopian society means you can think freely and pose a threat to government rule. The rest of society is born into one of the five following categories: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. At age 16 citizens are matched to a faction determined by a psychological aptitude test followed by a Choosing Ceremony. Beatrice does not fit neatly into one category, though this is dangerous, her proctor keeps her secret and tells her to identify as one of her equally gifted qualities.
What test does Tris leave the hospital to partake in?
After each of the citizens have been psychologically tested and chosen for one of the factions they will be tested within that faction. After Tris switches her decision from Abnegation to Dauntless she must prove herself. If the applicants fail to fulfill the character of their faction they are cut from the category and become Factionless, and robbed of status or privilege. Tris must pass all of the tasks her Dauntless trainer to avoid being outcasted into that position. Her trainer matches her on a one-on-one fight with her nemesis and she gets knocked out and ends up in the hospital.
What are the two occupations in the Glade?
The boys in the Glade are called gladers and they have divided themselves into two jobs to work collectively and find a way out. None of the boys know why they are there, they only know the rules of the context they were placed in. A door opens in the massive wall every day and closes every nightfall. Boys who go through the door must return by that hour or they will be attacked by Grievers. They have created there own small society to survive.
How do the boys enter the Glade?
Some of the boys explain to Thomas that once a month a boy is deposited in the Glade. All of them have their memories wiped although they remember their names a few days after entering. They don't know what their purpose of the Glade nor the Maze serve but are trying to get out. They have built a somewhat sustainable society to keep them alive until they figure out the mystery of the glade. After Thomas comes an unsuspecting girl who helps them uncover the puzzle.
What is the first rule the Gamemakers change?
The entire frenzy of the hunger games is filmed and broadcasted for the enjoyment of the Capitol and at the pain of the districts. It is treated like a fascist reality show where District and Capitol fans can support those participants they like by sending gifts and food to the tributes in the games. However, the Gamemakers are determined to make this harder than ever for the participants and to surprise the audience. Do you remember which rule they first changed halfway through the games?
What is Katniss dubbed?
The underdogs of District 12 make a statement with help of their stylist Cinna in their first public appearance at the Capitol. Katniss and Peeta have been prepped to know they must have the Capitol audience fall in love with them. In the hunger games this is a technique of survival because if the audience likes you they will ensure you are not killed off too fast and send you gifts. Though Katniss loathes the comfortable Capitol dwellers she understands the strategic necessity of making them love her.
What does Tris try to warn Caleb of?
All of the people Tris knows are being preened to better fulfill the character of their categories. Moreover they must all approach and react to the assigned tasks in ways that a typical person with that category assignment should. The Abnegation faction currently run the government and this is the category Tris and her brother Caleb are originally born into and raised in. Both of their parents are part of this faction. However when Tris is accepted as Dauntless and her brother as Erudite something bad occurs.
How do the leaders of each faction control their respective populations?
Once Tris has been accepted into the Dauntless faction her problems don't end there. She learns Erudite is planning to overthrow the Abnegation government through an allyship with the Dauntless. She is extremely concerned and tries to warn her friends from other factions about this but they seem unfazed. Even her own brother, an Erudite, does not believe her. However once the invasion begins none of the other Dauntless members question or even seem conscious of their actions. She and Four must help wake them up.
Who was the first boy to arrive in the Glade?
The boys band together and do a pretty good job of making their village life work especially since no one knows why they're there. Presumably this method of survival has been dreamt up by one of the boys who has been there the longest. Since none of the boys know why they are there they only know approximately how long this has been going on based on the amount of boys in the Glade. The boy who has been there the longest is a runner and gets stuck in the maze after he is bitten.
What does the woman in Thomas's dream say?
Thomas arrives in the maze with supplies in boxes marked WCKD. After this he begins to have strange dreams which involve a woman who is repeating a phrase over and over to him. After that night he has another dream with the same woman but it also includes some memories from a past life. He is working with a girl, someone about his age, going over diagnostics for some sort of experiment. Shortly after this second dream the girl arrives in the Glade, she is the first girl to be sent and she has arrived before the month is up.
Who is the authoritarian ruler in the Hunger Games trilogy?
After Katniss and Peeta escape the first hunger games through sheer nerve and wit they are released back to their home, District 12. However the authoritarian ruler of the Capitol pays them a visit because he is uncomfortable with the charismatic pull they have over fans in the Capitol and the Districts. During their "Victory Tour" they are required to show unfaltering loyalty to the Capitol and its dictator. This will inspire others to realize Katniss and Peeta pose no threat to the Capitol's authority.
How is the arena arranged in Catching Fire?
Due to Katniss's uninspiring and flat performance of allegiance to the Capitol during the victory tour a new rule is installed for the "Quarter Quell". Since it is the 75th anniversary of the hunger games a two of surviving participants must enter from each district. Unfortunately this means Katniss and Peeta's wedding must be postponed until they enter the games. While they are preparing to enter hell a second time their mentor Haymitch is dismayed at the allies they choose.
Where do Tris and Four hide immediately after the end of the first movie?
Five days after the first series Tris and Four are hiding out from Erudite leaders. In the previous battle they gave away their nature as Divergents because they refused to participate in the decimation of the Abnegation government with other Dauntless soldiers. They were captured but escape with help and the eventual sacrifice of Tris's mom who was also Factionless. The Erudite leader has declared martial law as head of the new government and is determine to destroy these Divergent outliers.
Who is the Factionless leader?
After Tris and Four escape from the Erudite they learn the Factionless have banded together to fight against all of the pure categories. Meanwhile the Erudite leader has found a box amongst the wreckage of the Abnegation government. The Erudite leader believes it contains the secret to resolving the issue of Divergents. A war between the Eruite and their allied factions and the Factionless is inevitable. It plays between the former efficient, organized, and mechanical world versus pure humanity and imprecision.
What does WCKD stand for?
In the Maze Runner series the teens learn their Maze was set up by a bureaucratic group trying to restore order after a disaster called the Flare. Director Paige tells them they had all been placed in the Glade so their brains could be monitored and society could find a cure. Thomas and Teresa actually used to be scientists running these experiments. This mix of bureaucracy is common is teen dystopian films because power hungry government officials are often at the root of the evil universe.
What does WCKD do to the Gladers when they are in their facilities?
Once the Gladers escape the Glade in the first episode of the Maze Runner trilogy, they are helicoptered to a facility with other survivors. They have been shown a video that contextualizes the inception of the Maze and outlines the goals it was trying to achieve. However the video was just a propaganda piece because it showed the director of the WCKD commit suicide. This death was staged because she, in fact, runs the institute where the Gladers land in The Scorch Trials.
Where is Katniss being transported to when she awakes at the end of Catching Fire?
The second round of the hunger games is even more ruthless than the first. The tributes have siphoned off into distinct teams, the careers from richer Districts, and Katniss, Peeta and others. Once District 12's team realizes the arena is built like a clock they strategize around the use of the predictable natural dangers. However their plan goes awry and Katniss has to improvise to electrocute the surviving careers. She awakes at the end of this episode being transported from the arena.
Who does Katniss see again at the end of Catching Fire?
After being transported from the arena, Katniss is told this round of hunger games went off script. The Capitol shut the games down and participants were lifted out as never before. Luckily tributes from the poorer Districts had planned to protect her at any cost because she was a living icon of the new rebellion. Haymitch has her transported to District 13 where he kept in contact with some people living underground in the ruins of the since decimated District.
How does Jeanine manipulate Tris into turning herself in?
Tris has a Divergence reading of 100%-- the necessary strength to open the box left in the Abnegation ruins. Jeanine learns of this through Eric when Tris and Four return to the Candor compound. Later Tris and Four escape but Tris gives herself up because she is empathetic and human enough that she cannot stand someone suffering on her behalf. This technique to get Tris is suggested by Peter, a Divergent who has pledged his loyalty to the Erudite. He states the best way of getting to Tris is to exploit her humanity.
What secret does the box contain?
Once Tris sees the terrifying and needless suicides she turns herself in secretly. Since she is 100% Divergent she survives the trials that many other Divergents died undergoing. However even she occasionally needs a break from them because they are extremely violent and taxing. However, Tris's spirit breaks once she learns they've captured Four. It seems she fails the last trial because she can no longer hold on to the hope of his safety. However, an ally, Peter actually injected her with a sleep serum to stop the trials and get her and Four into the same room.
What sort of business does Glade survivor Marcus run?
Thomas, Newt, Minho, Frypan, Winston, Aris, and Teresa escape the institute with other Maze survivors because they learn it is a branch of the WCKD. They also know that the branch has been testing Maze survivors to see if they can survive certain physical and psychological tests. All this research is dedicated to finding immunity and anecdotes for the Flare. Thomas and the other Gladers are now out of the facility in the Scorch and run into survivors Jorge and Marcus.
What rebel group are the Gladers in search of?
Every hero must have his quest and once the Gladers escape from the WCKD facility they immediately start searching for rebel groups. They overheard of one from Janson who might be planning an insurgency. While finding their way they run into other Maze survivors who have formed their own lives in the Scorch. They swap information about the WCKD with these survivors and Marcus, the club owner knows the whereabouts of the rebel group that most threatens WCKD and eventually leads them there.
What is the name of the District 13 leader?
District 13 has been a home to rebels ever since it was suppressed in the first rebellion. The people who live there have strict regimens because they are preparing for war with the Capitol. Katniss, Prim, and Gale all join in the effort to overthrow the authoritarian government of the Capitol. However, Katniss only agrees to become a symbol of this new rebellion spearheaded by District 13 if they get Peeta and Annie back from the Capitol first. She also wants to kill President Snow herself.
What is Katniss' final lesson?
Katniss and District 13 eventually take the Capitol but not without severe casualties. In a full circle of events Prim, Katniss's younger sister who she entered the hunger games to protect, is killed when trying to help the Capitol's children. The rebels take the city and the surviving hunger games participants vote on whether to have one last round of games but with the Capitol's children fighting each other. This revenge shows the tainted motives of the rebels. Katniss realizes everyone can become corrupted by power.
What is the city that underwent the Faction experiment?
At the end of Insurgent the message that Divergents were the successful result of organized experiments was broadcast to the city. However, as the late Erudite leader warned factions, the city has been enclosed for 200 years and no one knows what's outside the walls. Tris and Four escape the compounded city and discover how a synthetic drug spun out of control creating genetic havoc. Some of the unaffected survivors of this experiment founded a bureau to try and contain the mayhem.
What colour is the rain that falls on them outside of the wall?
When Tris and Four first escape over the wall they find themselves in a toxic wasteland that is uninhabitable. The rain that falls on them is discoloured and serves as a metaphor for the apocalyptic circumstances that created their Factioned society. This banlieu is called the Fringe. While others outside of the city of Chicago worked to contain the disastrous effects of the drug they are in awe with Tris. She seems to be the incarnation of how the drug was supposed to work.
What happened to Teresa in The Scorch Trials?
Once Thomas and the other Gladers reach the headquarters of The Right Arm the rebels are unsure of whether to trust them. However, when Thomas was working for the WCKD turns out he would inform rebel groups like The Right Arm of what the bureau's next strategic moves were. Consequently, the Right Arm's leadership trusts him. In that moment he reflects on his young friend Chuck and how many innocent lives were lost to the WCKD experiments. The moment is fleeting, however, as Teresa comes up to him and announces something unexpected.
Who is taken hostage at the end of The Scorch Trials?
Just at Thomas was informing the rebel groups about WCKD and their next plan, Teresa was informing WCKD about the Right Arm. She gave WCKD their location and soon mercs and WCKD helicopters descend on the Safe Haven. Janson from the beginning facility is there and they bomb the rebel group's hideout. At the end of the fight scene Ava, Janson, Teresa, and a hostage are taken by helicopter back to the facility. The others vow to get revenge on WCKD.
Why is Katniss acquitted of the murder of President Coin?
The District 13 rebels succeed in storming the Capitol but at a heavy price. President Snow's residence is surrounded by children being used as human shields. The Capitol does not think the rebels will harm them. Right when Katniss and her offensive flank is approaching his home a hovercraft comes and bombs both the children and the medics who go to save them. Prim is amongst the second group and dies in the attack. Katniss is severely injured but her emotional wounds are worse than her physical ones.
What has happened to Peeta once he is returned to District 13?
Peeta was captured in the arena at the end of Mockingjay by Capitol forces. A dismayed Katniss was saved by Haymitch and the rebels of District 13 because she is regarded as the instantiation of the second rebellion. Katniss and the rebels learn Peeta is being tortured in an attempt to control Katniss while she is away. A rebel rescue team infiltrates the Capitol and succeeds in recapturing Peeta. But when he returns to District 13 he is clearly not the same, what is different?
What is the name of the oppressive bureau in Divergent?
This Bureau effectively created the Faction system within Chicago to contain the side effects of the drug. Tris's own birth mother, Natalie worked with the director of the Bureau to establish the very system that oppressed Tris and Four for the past few weeks. The Bureau can see what is happening in their city as well in other more successful ones. The Bureau chief takes Tris to Providence, the location of another experiment but one that became prosperous and clean.
What is the new dichotomy imposed on people according to the bureau?
The Bureau chief David tests Tris, Caleb, and Four to see what their composition reflects of the drug. He is surprised to find Tris is a rare successful case to come out of Chicago. The rest of the people left in the Fringe are supposed to be "decontaminated" with a special gas. However the gas leaves people with amnesia of who they were and how they got there. Four uncovers the Bureau's plan to sell the drug to his Factioned mother so she can gain total control in Chicago.
Who is Ava Paige?
In the Maze Runner series Thomas first sees this woman shortly after he is deposited in the Glade. She appears in his dreams and is stating something quite cryptic over and over again. He later sees her on a screen when he and others escape from the glade. She contextualizes the reasoning behind the maze and the historical events that brought it into being. However, he doesn't actually meet her in person until the end of The Scorch Trials. Who is this woman?