Harrison Bergeron

What individual's "naive idea about human equality" does Vonnegut ask the reader to think about while reading the story?

• Friedrich Nietzsche
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Karl Marx
• Martin Luther King, Jr.

In what year was everybody finally equal?

• 2267
• 3045
• 2081
• 1999

What Amendments to the Constitution helped ensure that everyone was equal?

• 100, 101, & 102
• 568, 569, & 570
• 28, 29, & 30
• 211, 212, & 213

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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CCSS.RI.K.5

What were the names of Harrison Bergeron's parents?

• Taylor and Tanya
• Fred and Veronica
• George and Hazel
• Bill and Teresa

What stopped Harrison Bergeron's father from using his above-average intelligence?

• A mental handicap in his ear
• A shock collar on his neck
• A brace on his thigh
• A clamp on his tongue

What were Harrison Bergeron's parents watching on television?

• Ballerinas dancing
• Penguins huddling together during a snowstorm
• An infomercial about a cleaning product
• A documentary on the Ardennes Offensive

What was unique about all announcers on television?

• They had speech impediments
• They were naked
• They were not reading from a script
• They all talked at the same time telling different stories

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was the name of the United States Handicapper General?

• Patricia Radicia Bauers
• Diana Moon Glampers
• Gordon Calbert Thompson
• Samuel Griffith White

Which of the following is not true regarding Harrison Bergeron?

• He was a prominent member of the military
• He was seven feet tall
• He was put in jail because he was suspected of plotting to overthrow the government
• He was 14 years old

Which of the following was not something that the H-G forced Harrison Bergeron to do?

• Cover his teeth with black caps at snaggle-tooth random
• Dress in a leather bustier
• Keep his eyebrows shaved off
• Wear a red rubber ball as a nose