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Harrison Bergeron

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Hazel's relationship to Harrison?

a)

She shoots him

b)

She is the Handicapper General

c)

She is his mother

2.

The ballerina had to wear a hideous mask

a)

To add a sense of mystery to the dance show

b)

To handicap her beauty

c)

To scare people

3.

Harrison took off his handicaps because

a)

He was protesting to be in the dance show

b)

He was showing off

c)

He was rebelling against the government

4.

If Hazel was Handicapper General, what would she want to do every Sunday?

a)

Watch ballet

b)

Have a barbeque

c)

Play chimes in the ear pieces

5.

What did Harrison exclaim when removing his handicaps?

a)

"I am powerful!"

b)

"I want to kill you all!"

c)

"I am the Emperor!"

6.

How did Harrison die?

a)

He was shot

b)

He was put back in jail and starved

c)

He was stoned to death

7.

Why do people in "Harrison Bergeron" have to wear handicaps?

a)

Because the Handicapper General is a control freak

b)

So that they can't run away

c)

So that they are all equal

8.

Why does George have handicaps?

a)

Because he broke the law

b)

Because he is smart and strong (or, Hazel is dull and weak)

c)

Because he rebelled against the government

9.

Hazel has many handicaps.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What stopped George from using his above-average intelligence?

a)

A brace on his thigh

b)

A shock collar on his neck

c)

A mental handicap radio in his ear

d)

A clamp on his tongue

11.

What was unique about the announcers on television?

a)

They were not reading from a script.

b)

They had speech impediments.

c)

They all talked at the same time telling different stories.

12.

What was the name of the United States Handicapper General?

a)

Patricia Radicia Bauers

b)

Diana Moon Glampers

c)

Gordon Calbert Thompson

d)

Samuel Griffith White

13.

Which of the following is not true regarding Harrison Bergeron?

a)

He was 14 years old.

b)

He was seven feet tall.

c)

He was a prominent member of the military.

d)

He was put in jail because he was suspected of plotting to overthrow the government.

14.

Which of the following was not something that the H-G forced Harrison Bergeron to do?

a)

Wear a red rubber ball as a nose

b)

Keep his eyebrows shaved off

c)

Dress in a long duster

d)

Cover his teeth with black caps at snaggle-tooth random

15.

Where did Harrison Bergeron and his "Empress" kiss?

a)

Thirty feet in the air near the ceiling

b)

In the middle of Boston Common

c)

The top story of the Empire State Building

d)

On a boat at sea