Lopez-Harrison Bergeron Quiz

1. Based on the number of handicaps Harrison wears, you can conclude he is?

• the same as everyone else
• above average in many ways
• glad he doesn’t live at home

2. Throughout most of the story, you can conclude that George treats Hazel?

• unfair
• rudely
• gently
• poorly

3. Harrison is in conflict with?

• his parents
• his teachers
• a ballerina
• the government

4. An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror, is?

• utopia
• dystopia
• heaven
• paradise

5. In which way is George different from Hazel?

• George thinks government-imposed equality is unfair.
• He has to wear a mental-handicap transmitter.
• His son, Harrison, rarely crosses his mind.
• Competition is a strong desire in George

6. You can conclude that Harrison most likely decides to escape from jail because he?

• can no longer distinguish right from wrong
• wants to show how many handicaps he must wear because he is above average
• wants to dance on television with a ballerina
• is angry about the handicaps imposed by the government

7. How do Harrison's parents react to what takes place on the television show?

• They forget what upset them and resume their conversation.
• They cry hysterically and call up the H-G men to bury their son.
• They cheer on Diana Moon Glampers, then faint when they realize her victim was their son.
• They shake their heads in disappointment that their son disobeyed them at such cost.

8. After taking the stage, Harrison assumes the title of ____.

• President
• Emperor
• Handicapper General
• King

9. Which line is an example of a simile in the poem?

• In the race of life, Harrison carried three hundred pounds."
• "Musicians scrambled to their chairs"
• Gee- I could tell that one was a doozy"
• "They leaped like deer on the moon"

10. Which of the following would be the best theme statement for "Harrison Bergeron?"

• Being equal is ideal, but a difficult state to attain.
• It is not in human nature to be like everyone else.
• Nobody should try to become equal to anyone else.
• People should not try to be equal because it makes life difficult.