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Brave New World Ch. 1-3 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three words that make up the slogan of the World State?

a)

Community

b)

Independence

c)

Identity

d)

Stability

2.

What is Bokanovsky’s Process?

a)

The process to create humans from material matter

b)

The process to speed up the creation of humans

c)

The process of splitting of eggs to create identical humans

d)

The process to make citizens of the World State believe certain things

3.

Who is the World Controller that takes over the tour of students from the Director?

a)

Bernard Marx

b)

Henry Foster

c)

Lenina Crowne

d)

Mustapha Mond

4.

Why does Fanny Crowne question the actions of her friend Lenina Crowne?

a)

She has been seeing the same man for many months.

b)

Her contraceptive belt is too old & she needs a new one.

c)

She spent too much money shopping for new clothes.

d)

She went to the Reservation with Bernard Marx.

5.

What concept repeatedly makes the students on the tour uncomfortable?

a)

Parents/Family

b)

The Idea of Conditioning

c)

The "Decanting" Process

d)

The Director's Overall Demeanor

6.

What phrase did Henry Ford say about history that has led to it being eliminated in the World State?

(a)  

7.

What main event led to economic disaster and the establishment of the World State?

a)

The Anthrax War

b)

Henry Ford's War

c)

The Nine Years War

d)

The Great Depression

8.

Which of the following does NOT describe Bernard Marx in each instance we’ve seen him thus far?

a)

Short

b)

Ugly

c)

Contemptuous

d)

Gamma-Minus

9.

What drug is this society conditioned to rely upon for any situation or mood?

a)

Morphine

b)

Cocaine

c)

Alcohol

d)

Soma

10.

Identify each of the ways in which Henry Ford is referenced as "God" in this society. Select ALL that apply.

a)

"Our Ford"

b)

Sign of the 'T'

c)

"Oh, Ford"

d)

"Our Freud"

e)

"Ford's Day" Celebrations

11.

What is the technique known as "sleep teaching"?

a)

Podsnap's Technique

b)

Pavlov's Experiment

c)

Classical Conditioning

d)

Hypnopedia

12.

What types of things can hypnopedia be used for?

a)

Teaching facts & science

b)

Teaching geography (The Nile is the...)

c)

Moral Education

d)

Polish, German, French (Dead Languages)

13.

Which of the following is NOT something that is done to the embryos in the World State as they are being developed?

a)

Flipping future rocket workers upside down

b)

Hypnopedia

c)

Exposure to extreme heat & extreme cold

d)

Injecting with alcohol & other chemicals

14.

Alphas wear grey, Betas wear mulberry, Gammas wear green, Deltas wear khaki, and Epsilons wear...

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Midnight Blue

15.

Why are the Delta babies in Ch. 2 exposed to loud noises & electric shocks?

a)

To remind them of their place in society

b)

To condition them to love books & flowers

c)

To get them prepared for their future job

d)

To condition them to hate books & flowers

16.

Why are citizens of the World State conditioned to not like nature?

a)

It is not economically valuable

b)

Nature is boring

c)

So they don't experience a spiritual awakening

d)

It was too expensive to travel

17.

What is the purpose of the tour in the first three chapters?

a)

To show the students what the World State is all about

b)

For Huxley to wax poetic about the world he's created

c)

World building for the reader

d)

To show where all main characters are located

18.

What concept highlights the idea of the "inescapable social destiny"?

a)

Social Predestination

b)

Social Predetermination

c)

Caste System

d)

Classical Conditioning

19.

What is the term used to describe the 70% of women that are sterilized?

a)

Epsilons

b)

Freemartins

c)

Malthusians

d)

Only 30% of women are sterilized in the World State

20.

What is the name of the technique that speeds up the "decanting" process?

a)

Ford's First Model T

b)

Pavlov's Experiment

c)

Bokanovsky's Process

d)

Podsnap's Technique