New Anthem Quiz

According to what he writes in Chapter 1, why does Equality 7-2521 feel like he is cursed?

• Because he is tall.

• Because he is smart and curious.

• Because he lives in a society that does not allow individual freedom.

• Because he falls in love with a woman.

In Chapter 1, which of the following is described as being "white and clean and bare of all things except for 100 beds?"

• the Home of the Infants

• the Home of the Students

• the Home of the Street Sweepers

• All of these answers are correct.

In Chapter 1, Equality 7-2521 states the Life Mandate that he wished to receive. What was it?

• Street Sweeper

• Field Worker

• Leader

• Scholar

In Chapter 1, how did Equality 7-2521 react when he was given the Life Mandate of being a street sweeper?

• He was sad because he wanted to be a scholar.

• He was happy because he wanted to atone for his sins.

• He developed a plan to find a way to become a scholar.

• He had no emotional reaction.

From the following choices, what is NOT part of a typical day in the life of people in the novel as described in Chapter 1?

• They work for ten hours a day.

• The attend mandatory meetings where Council members talk.

• They attend mandatory Social Recreation events.

• They are free to read, write, and work on experiments each evening.

In Chapter 2, Equality 7-2521 forms a relationship with Liberty 5-3000. What does his society call this type of relationship? 

• a Transgression of Preference

• a Transgression of Ideology

• a Romantic Relationship

• Love at First Sight

What is the Life Mandate of Liberty 5-3000 as described in Chapter 2?

• Street sweeper

• Scholar

• Field worker

• Leader

In Chapter 2, Equality 7-2521 describes signs whereby one can reasonably infer that the people in his society are not happy. What is this sign? 

• Fraternity 2-5503 cries suddenly.

• Solidarity 9-6347 screams in the night.

• All of the people seem to live in a sense of fear.

• All of these answers are correct.

In Chapter 2, Equality 7-2521 describes his memory of the way in which his society dealt with the Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word. What punishment did this person receive? 

• He was buried alive.

• He was burned at the stake.

• He was banished to the Uncharted Forest.

• He was forced to become a street sweeper.

What does Equality 7-2521 discover in Chapter 3?

• Electricity

• the Law of Gravity

• the Law of Nature

• That he is naturally curious and smart.