WorksheetsKurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What war did Vonnegut serve in?
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Korean War
TRUE or FALSE: Vonnegut was a POW (prisoner of War) in Dresden, Germany.
TRUE
FALSE
The title of Kurt Vonnegut's most famous novel is...
"Harrison Bergeron"
"A Retrieved Reformation"
Slaughterhouse-Five
Breakfast of Champions
"black comic voice" describes a __________________ tone
light-hearted
neutral
dark-humor
unstable
TRUE or FALSE: Vonnegut was an advocate for preserving Constitutional rights and freedoms.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Vonnegut believed that corporate greed and war would NOT lead to humanity's extinction.
TRUE
FALSE
Identify the real-life influences on Vonnegut's writing. PICK 2!
disintegration of his family
service in World War I
militarization of the U.S after 9/11
time spent at Harvard University
In what year is "Harrison Bergeron" set?
2081
2018
1981
3081
What year was the short story "Harrison Bergeron" published?
1991
1971
1961
2001
Satire writing includes the following devices (more than one):
exaggerations
factual information
sarcasm
irony
George's handicaps include: (2 ANSWERS)
a rose pin
a red clown nose
a radio transmitter
lead weights
Hazel's handicaps include:
a radio transmitter
lead weights
Hazel doesn't require handicaps
ballet shoes
"Harrison Bergeron" is written in the _______________ point of view.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
Harrison as arrested because he... PICK TWO!
Harrison disrespected his parents.
Harrison refused to wear his handicaps.
Harrison is too intelligent and too strong.
Harrison is too violent.
Identify the MAIN conflict of "Harrison Bergeron."
external: Harrison vs. society
external: George vs. society
internal: George vs. himself
internal: Hazel vs. herself
Choose the word that BEST describes how Harrison views himself in relation to other people.
inferior
superior
unsure
apathetic
How is the story's conflict resolved?
The Handicapper General arrests Harrison.
The Handicapper General lets Harrison go.
Harrison kills the Handicapper General.
The Handicapper General kills Harrison.
How can the reader INFER that "Harrison Bergeron" takes place in a future, American society?
The narrator mentions President Kennedy.
The narrator mentions Thor.
The narrator mentions amendments to the Constitution.
The reader does not have enough information to infer this.
Choose TWO possible themes for "Harrison Bergeron."
Our differences should be celebrated and embraced-not condemned.
True freedom can be experienced when individuals are able to live the way they choose.
Freedom is only possible when people give up their rights.
Equality for all people should be the goal of an effective government.
Vonnegut's objective tone shifts during which scene?
When Hazel does the dishes.
When George watches television.
When Harrison takes off his handicaps.
When Harrison dances with the ballerina.
