Geography/ Economy and Agriculture:
1) What is the name of the capital of Utopia?
2) What kind of society was Utopia: technological, industrial or agrarian?
3) What is a phylarch? What does this indicate about the structure of Utopian government?
4) What is unusual about the Utopian method of hatching chickens?
5) Using two examples for support, show that the Utopians are a practical people.

Silver and Gold:
1) Why is gold inferior to iron in Utopia?
2) What does Hythloday mean when he tells More that "they [the Utopians] hold up gold and
silver to scorn in every conceivable way"? How is this accomplished? Why is this done?
Why would we find this ironic?
3) Who were the Anemolians? What error did they make?
4) Why did the Utopian onlookers believe that the Anemolian servants were lords?
5) What do you believe is More's message in this section?

Marriage Customs:
1) What are the proper ages for men and women to marry?
2) What is the penalty for premarital sex?
3) How do the Utopians protect couples from unpleasant surprises shortly after marriage?
4) How do Utopians feel about divorce?
5) How is adultery treated in Utopia?

Religion:
1) What is the main religion of the Utopians? Who is their principal deity?
2) How was religious tolerance demonstrated in Utopia?
3, 4 & 5) What were the two exceptions to this rule of religious tolerance? What were the
consequences? Why was this done?