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Harrison Bergeron Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year did Harrison Bergeron take place? 
a)
2018
b)
2081
c)
2422
d)
1931
2.

Who are George and Hazel?

a)

Harrison's sister and brother

b)

Harrison's niece and nephew

c)

Harrison's grandma and grandpa

d)

Harrison's mom and dad

3.
What type of mental handicaps does George have? 
a)
A mental ear transmitter
b)
Ugly Mask
c)
Red ball on his nose
d)
None of these
4.

What physical handicap did George have?

a)

Metal all over his body

b)

Ear phones

c)

Heavy bag full of bird shot

d)

None of these

5.
Why does Hazel not have a mental handicap?
a)
She's too intelligent
b)
She is a strong woman
c)
She's not very intelligent (average)
d)
She is going to be Handicapper General
6.
Who was plotting to overthrow the government?
a)
Diana Moon Glampers
b)
Harrison Bergeron
c)
The ballerinas
d)
George Bergeron
7.
What does Harrison declare on national television?
a)
"I'm going to war with DMG"
b)
"I'm looking for my parents"
c)
"I have been kidnapped"
d)
"I am the Emperor"
8.
Who is the Handicapper General?
a)
Harrison Bergeron
b)
Hazel and George
c)
Ballerinas
d)
Diana Moon Glampers
9.
Who risks sacrificing their life with Harrison?
a)
The musician
b)
The news broadcaster
c)
The audience
d)
The ballerina
10.

What is wrong with the news announcer that he is unable to give the broadcasting?

a)

He has a speech impediment

b)

He's not smart enough to read

c)

The television line goes out

d)

He's missing his tongue

11.

Why is Harrison considered such a threat?

a)

His parents raised him right

b)

He is stronger than anyone

c)

He is 54 years old

d)

He has weapons

12.
At the end of the story, who witnesses and then forgets the death of Harrison?
a)
George
b)
Hazel
c)
DMG
d)
Harrison
13.
The dance all ends real quick when...
a)
DMG alerts security to arrest them
b)
DMG bows down to Harrison
c)
DMG reasons with Harrison and he surrenders
d)
DMG shoots them in mid air
14.

In the following sentence, impediment means...


It wasn't clear at first as to what the bulletin was about, since the announcer, like all announcers, had a serious speech impediment.

a)

any structure that makes progress difficult

b)

a funny way to talk

c)

so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

d)

eyeglasses

15.

In the following sentence, vigilance means...


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.

a)

the process of paying close and continuous attention

b)

something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

c)

an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body

d)

lightness in movement or manner

16.

In the following sentence, vague means...


George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped.

a)

not clearly understood or expressed

b)

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

c)

put at a disadvantage

d)

balance among the parts of something

17.

In the following sentence, hideous means...


She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous.

a)

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

b)

so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

c)

balance among the parts of something

d)

so extremely beautiful so as to be intimidating

18.

In the following sentence, handicap means...


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-hundred pound men.

a)

put at a disadvantage

b)

not clearly understood or expressed

c)

the process of paying close and continuous attention

d)

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

19.

In the following sentence, hindrances means...


He had outgrown hindrances faster than the H-G men could think them up.

a)

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

b)

compensate for or counterbalance

c)

an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body

d)

an unfair advantage over other people

20.

In the following sentence, symmetry means...


Ordinarily, there was a certain symmetry, a military neatness to the handicaps issued to strong people, but Harrison looked like a walking junkyard.

a)

balance among the parts of something

b)

compensate for or counterbalance

c)

sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion

d)

draw back, as with fear or pain

21.

In the following sentence, consterntaion means...


Screams and barking cries of consternation came from the television set.

a)

sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion

b)

balance among the parts of something

c)

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

d)

something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

22.

In the following sentence, delicacy means...


Harrison plucked the mental handicap from her ear, snapped off her physical handicaps with marvelous delicacy.

a)

lightness in movement or manner

b)

sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion

c)

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

d)

something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

23.

In the following sentence, wince means...


He winced. There was the sound of a riveting gun in his head.

a)

draw back, as with fear or pain

b)

sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion

c)

balance among the parts of something

d)

put at a disadvantage