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The Handmaid's Tale

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was The Handmaid's Tale published?

a)

1984

b)

1985

c)

1994

d)

2012

2.

To whom is this book dedicated?

a)

Her husband, John Weasley

b)

Her cat, Phineas

c)

Her ancestor, Mary Webster

d)

To God

3.

Which university didn't Margaret Atwood study?

a)

University of Toronto

b)

Radcliffe College

c)

Harvard University

d)

M.I.T.

4.

When is the Educational Symposium set on the final section of Historical Notes?

a)

2015

b)

2050

c)

2100

d)

2195

5.

Where was Margaret Atwood born?

a)

Montreal

b)

Quebec

c)

Ottawa

d)

Toronto

6.

The narrator's true name remains unknown.

a)

Serena Joy

b)

Ofglen

c)

Offred

d)

Ofwarren

7.

He epitomizes the oppressive system and admits that the future might be better for only some people.

a)

The Eye

b)

Nick

c)

Luke

d)

The Commander

8.

A former religious television personality and anti-feminist speaker.

a)

Janine

b)

Serena Joy

c)

Cora

d)

Offred

9.

She is a dominant figure in Offred's imagination and memory and worked at Jezebel's.

a)

Offred's mother

b)

Serena Joy

c)

Aunt Lydia

d)

Moira

10.

A handmaid who does whatever is necessary to make her life easier.

a)

Janine

b)

Ofglen

c)

Moira

d)

Rita

11.

The Republic of Gilead is established in ...

a)

mid-1980s

b)

mid-1990s

c)

mid-2000s

d)

mid-2010s

12.

Which is not a group of chapters?

a)

Night

b)

Souls Scrolls

c)

Birth Day

d)

Ceremony

13.

'There is more than one kind of freedom... Freedom to and freedom from.'

a)

The Commander

b)

Aunt Elizabeth

c)

Aunt Lydia

d)

Offred

14.

'If it's a story I'm telling, then I have control over the ending.'

a)

Moira

b)

Serena Joy

c)

Offred

d)

Janine

15.

'A rat in a maze is free..., as long as it stays inside the maze.'

a)

The Commander

b)

Offred's mother

c)

Offred

d)

Ofglen

16.

Blessed be the fruit.

a)

Under His eye.

b)

May the Lord open.

c)

Blessed be the fruit.

d)

Amen.

17.

'Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.'

a)

Offred

b)

Luke

c)

The Commander

d)

Serena Joy

18.

The Eyes of God are

a)

the secret police and has a winged eye as symbol

b)

the bureaucratic system of government

c)

religious leaders who work at the Soul Scrolls.

d)

Jezebel's owners

19.

Which is FALSE?

a)

Soul scrolls was a store that sells religious books.

b)

Red represents the role of the Handmaids.

c)

Women are not allowed to read anymore.

d)

The written names of shop signs have been replaced by symbols.

20.

Women in Gilead

a)

have military ranks.

b)

have all legal rights.

c)

serve women in authority.

d)

manage the household and obey the regime.