"Harrison Bergeron"

What is ironic about the newscaster in both versions of "Harrison Bergeron?"

• He has handicaps.

• He has a speech impediment.

• He didn't look at the camera.

• He didn't smile.

What is ironic about the following quote from "Harrison Bergeron": "She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous. And it was easy to see that she was the strongest and most graceful of all the dancers, for her handicap bags were as big as those worn by two-hendred pound men."

• She looked like all other ballerinas.
• She and Harrison were dating
• She stood out regardless and because of her handicaps
• Because her mask was different it showed she had a powerful job with the H.G. Men

The following text is an example of what type of figurative language?

"All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General" (Vonnegut 1).

• allusion

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

When Vonnegut desribes Harrison as "Halloween and hardware" it is an example of all of the following EXCEPT...

• alliteration
• allusion
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

What is the time and place of "Harrison Bergeron?"

• 2081 in an unknown place

• 2018 in the United States

• 2000 in the Balkans

• 2081 in the United States

Harrison said “I am the Emperor!” The reader can infer:

• Harrison named himself the leader of the people and was very brave to challenge the Handicapper General.

• Harrison thought he was the leader of the people along with the Handicapper General.

• Harrison was confused and thought he was in another country where the Emperor was in charge.

• Harrison thought the leader should be called the Emperor instead of Handicapper General.

What type of figurative language is “He flung away his rubber-ball nose, revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the god of thunder.” SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• allusion

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

“Diana Moon Glampers loaded the gun again. She aimed it at the musicians and told them that they had ten seconds to get their handicaps back on.” The reader can infer all of the statements below except:

• She meant what she said and would shoot the musicians if they disobeyed.
  
• She wanted to be caught on live TV.
  
• She wanted to remain the leader.
• She would not tolerate disobedience from anyone.

The fact Hazel and George witness all the events through the television is probably the author ridiculing society's----

• blind devotion to fairness
• obsession with mindless media
• mass consumerism
• cowering to government

Which of the following is the best theme statement for the story "Harrison Bergeron?"

• Being equal doesn't mean being the same.

• True friends last forever.

• Living is more important than freedom.

• True love is difficult to find.