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Brave New World Unit Study Guide

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bernard and Hemlholtz's friendship is based upon their...
a)
desire to overthrow the BNW.
b)
awareness of their individuality.
c)
desire for Lenina
d)
desire to write poetry
2.
Taking soma is likely to produce all of the following except
a)
physical comfort
b)
mild hallucination
c)
a desire to make the world a better place
d)
conformity to the values of the society
3.
The use of the Bokanovsky Process serves what purpose?
a)
to produce identical beings who are not competitive and will do the work higher class individuals do not want to do.
b)
to give the Alphas something for target practice
c)
to create beings to consume surplus food
d)
to produce beings who will work together for a common philosophical belief
4.
"The greatest moralizing and socializing force of all time" refers to
a)
hypnopaedia
b)
Bokanovsky's Process
c)
Podsnap's Technique
d)
Surrogate
5.
_____is old and repulsive, but still loved by_________
a)
Lenina...John
b)
Helmholtz....Bernard
c)
Linda....Bernard
d)
Linda....John
6.
The BNW emphasizes
a)
truth and beauty
b)
art and religion
c)
science and technology
d)
comfort and happiness
7.
What is decanting?
a)
a party for Alphas in which soma is mixed with alcohol
b)
a process of removing fetuses from bottles in which they were matured
c)
a process for extracting savages from electrical wires
d)
the method used for recyceling synthetic wires
8.
The World State's Motto is:
a)
Community, Identity, Stability
b)
Community, Identity, Sterility
c)
Community, Independence, Freedom
d)
Community, Independence, Stability
9.
Bokanovsky's Process focuses on:
a)
Psychological Development
b)
Genetic and Human Cloning
c)
Moral Development
d)
The Susceptibility Doctrine
10.
It is important to ensure citizens do not enjoy flowers as:
a)
It prevents them from enjoying life
b)
It creates unity amongst the people
c)
It prevents them from using mass transport for pointless reasons
d)
It prevents them from exposure to harmful allergens
11.
In Chapter 4, Lenina unveils that Bernard has asked her to accompany him to:
a)
Mexico
b)
Arizona
c)
California
d)
New Mexico
12.
Soma is:
a)
A drug-like substance citizens use to enhance their mood
b)
A liquor that allows citizens to feel true emotions
c)
A drug-like substance citizens use to forget everything they encountered that day
d)
A liquor that tastes like blueberries
13.
How does John die?
a)
Starvation
b)
He hangs himself
c)
In a helicopter crash
d)
A Soma overdose
14.
Who brought Linda mescal?
a)
Pope
b)
Waihusiwa
c)
Mustapha
d)
Henry
15.
Why did the women beat up Linda?
a)
their men were sleeping with her
b)
she broke the weaving tool
c)
she had a child out of marriage
d)
John was bad
16.
The happiest times were when Linda talked to John about
a)
being in the ceremony dance
b)
God
c)
Shakespeare
d)
the Other Place
17.

To whom is the Director talking to in chapter 1?

a)

Students

b)

A group of Deltas

c)

Psychologists

d)

A group of other directors

18.
What is being examined in Chapter 1?
a)
The assembly line where humans are made.
b)
A group of young children playing.
c)
The conditioning of young children.
d)
A process for weeding out bad genetic traits.
19.
How are children in the Nursery conditioned to dislike books and flowers?
a)
By preventing the children from ever seeing books or flowers
b)
By using hypnopaedia to teach them that they are worthless
c)
By spanking the children when they approach books or flowers
d)
By sounding alarms and shocking the children
20.
Why are the lower-caste children conditioned to dislike flowers but love sports?
a)
To make sure they never leave their caste.
b)
To destroy their creativity.
c)
To make them buy things and keep the economy running.
d)
To make them strong and unemotional.
21.
Who is Mustapha Mond?
a)
The Director of the center for hatcheries and conditioning.
b)
An epsilon semi-moron.
c)
One of the ten World Controllers.
d)
The man Lenina has been seeing for too  long.
22.
The World State was created because of...
a)
The Nine Years' War
b)
World War III
c)
A lack of democracy
d)
A new religion
23.
Why does Fanny try to convince Lenina to be more promiscuous? 
a)
Because she thinks Lenina is lonely
b)
Because she thinks Henry Foster is treating Lenina poorly
c)
Because “every one belongs to every one else”
d)
Because she thinks Bernard Marx is attractive
24.

A dystopian novel is characterized by...

a)

Everything is seemingly perfect but it is deeply flawed and shows the problems with society

b)

Everything is perfect; it is a model for how society should be shaped in the future

c)

Characters who do not grow or change; they cannot experience what is perfect about the world

d)

A setting that is very dirty, grimy and shows the flaws of society in the physical space

25.

Bernard feels as if he is an ________ in his society.

a)

accepted

b)

outcast

c)

intruder

d)

popular worker

26.

True or false: John the Savage is accepted in both the reservation and new world societies.

a)

False

b)

True

27.

Ford is worshipped in the new world society becuase...

a)

He charged more for his cars than others so he made a bigger profit- the new world thrives on wealth

b)

He produced the first car and moved scientific discovery forward

c)

His assembly line represents efficiency and mass consumption

d)

The assembly line taught the scientists to create exponential amounts of babies in test tubes

28.

All babies are __________ instead of raised in families to secure a caste system- everyone has an established rank they cannot change.

a)

Contaminated

b)

Created

c)

Corrupted

d)

Conditioned

29.

True or false: personal bonds and connections/relationships are not socially acceptable in the new world society.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

This text serves as a warning against ___________: spending more than you have, creating unnecessary debt and waste.

a)

Consumerism

b)

Consolidation

c)

Mass production

d)

Drug consumption

31.

________ is seen as routine, expected, and emotionless in the “utopian” society.

a)

Family

b)

Sex

c)

School

d)

Drugs

32.

Soma is taken by every member of society instead of allowing ___________.

a)

Conversation

b)

Emotions/pain

c)

Relatinships

d)

Learning

33.

Lower caste embryos are treated with alcohol solution and traumatized. What does this represent?

a)

Some people are born smarter and they deserve to be leaders of those who are born not as smart

b)

Permanency of the social caste system and complete control of the lower classes

c)

Intelligence is something that is assigned but in the new world society people can always work hard and move up

34.

What is one purpose of this text?

a)

A warning of future social downfall

b)

Entertainment for women in the 1920s

c)

A representation of past social dilemmas

d)

A celebration of the future of technology/science

35.

What usually decreases when efficiency increases?

a)

Power/social status

b)

Money/wealth

c)

Connection/relationships

d)

Drugs/mindless sex

36.

(adj.) well meaning and kindly

a)

cajolery

b)

benevolently

c)

axiomatic

d)

annihilating

37.

(adj.) awful; terrible

a)

axiomatic

b)

abstemious

c)

benevolently

d)

appalling

38.

(noun) a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.

a)

asset

b)

caste

c)

appalling

d)

benevolently

39.

What does Henry Ford prescribe to Lenina after seeing her in her depressing condition?

a)

soma

b)

a new lover

c)

Pregnancy Substitute

d)

a hug

40.

Who is the Savage?

a)

Mustafa Mond

b)

John

c)

The Director

d)

Bernard

41.

What is the tradition in Malpais to show that they are worthy of someone, according to John?

a)

give them soma

b)

clean their carpets

c)

be bit by a venomous snake

d)

hand them the skin of a mountain lion

42.

What does John yell at the director?

a)

He is speechless.

b)

“Your fordship!”

c)

“Traitor!”

d)

“My father!”

43.

Why did the crowd at Bernard's party turn against him?

a)

John refused to come out

b)

They found out that the alcohol was cheap

c)

They remembered how Bernard was not a typical Alpha Plus

d)

Henry was upset when they decided to engage in a Solidarity Service instead.

44.

What did John read after his feely date with Lenina?

a)

Othello

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Hamlet

d)

The Bible

45.

What will eventually happen to Linda after taking 20 grammes of Soma a day?

a)

She will die

b)

Her aging will be reversed

c)

She will forget everything that has happened

d)

She will become the new director

46.

What is the name of the place where people die?

a)

The Place for the Old

b)

The Recovery

c)

The Hospital for the Dying

d)

The Soma Hospital

47.

How are children conditioned to accept death?

a)

They are taught about heaven

b)

They are given treats when visiting dying people

c)

They are shocked if they say negative things about death

d)

They are given soma

48.

Why does John disrupt the soma distribution

a)

He wants it all for himself

b)

He thinks it enslaves people and is harmful

c)

He is just upset about society in general

d)

all of the above

49.

What happens to Bernard and Hemholtz?

a)

Executed

b)

They are sent to a prison where they will be reconditioned

c)

They are reassigned to new castes

d)

They are banished to islands to live with others who couldn't fit in

50.

Why does the controller say they should be happy with their punishment?

a)

The reconditioning will remove sadness from them

b)

They will be with other like-minded people

c)

Their suffering will end with their death

d)

none of the above

51.

Why are Shakespeare and scientific research banned?

a)

Art, literature, and scientific inquiry would upset the stability of society

b)

The controller hated Shakespeare in high school and failed science classs

c)

Shakespeare was found to be a fraud and science just another form of religion

d)

none of these

52.

What does John mean when he says, "I claim them all"

a)

The mistakes he's made

b)

The dependents on his taxes

c)

All of human emotions and hardships

d)

none of these

53.

Why does John drink mustard water?

a)

It reminds him of his mother

b)

He wants to purify himself and it makes him vomit

c)

He's hallucinating and it helps

d)

it's all he has to drink

54.

Besides throwing up, how does John purify himself?

a)

Running

b)

Writing

c)

Whipping himself

d)

Chanting

55.
What are people used for after they die and are cremated in the World State?
a)
Their ashes are used for scientific research.
b)
They are not used, but just dumped into the air.
c)
Their phosphorus gasses are used for agriculture. 
d)
Their phosphorus gasses are used for creating new humans.
56.

What is the solidarity service?

a)

A promiscuous encounter with 6 women and 6 men

b)

A meeting to discuss who is single

c)

A meeting to celebrate the connection to the founder Ford

d)

A solitary prayer service at a church

57.

Why is Bernard annoyed with Morgana?

a)

She is a beta.

b)

She has a monobrow.

c)

She isn't attractive.

d)

She is a woman.

58.

What does “A.F.” stand for in the calendar that the World State uses?

a)

After Ford

b)

After Fitzgerald

c)

After the Fall

d)

After Freedom

59.

What are the five castes in this society?

a)

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon

b)

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Gamma

c)

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Echo

d)

A, Big, Generous, Dude, Eats

60.

What is the record for recorded siblings at this particular factory?

a)

16,000

b)

11,000

c)

15,000

d)

16,001

61.
Lenina comments "What a horrible colour khaki is" (62). What does this show?
a)
That her personality is not as likeable as it seems.
b)
That she is different from everyone else, just like Bernard.
c)
That she has been spending too much time with Henry.
d)
That hypnopaedia works and is almost unnoticeable to them.
62.
Why does Bernard have to shout at the Deltas? Why won't they obey him?
a)
They do not see him as an Alpha because of his size.
b)
They know his reputation and try to ignore him.
c)
All Deltas try to disobey Alphas unless they are put in their place.
d)
He doesn't. They do what he says immediately.
63.

When Bernard looks upset, Benito suggests that he… 

a)

Spend time in Adelpha (a forest). 

b)

Take soma (a drug). 

c)

Volunteer for klen-sing (torture). 

d)

Go to a Solidarity Service. 

64.
In chapter 15, John sees two Bokanovsky twins packing up their soma rations. What does he yell to them?
a)
To stop taking it because it is poison.
b)
To stop taking it because it controls them & they should choose freedom.
c)
To stop taking it because it will kill them.
d)
To not take too much so they don't go on "soma holiday."
65.
How is John finally controlled after his freak out ?
a)
soma vapor
b)
injections
c)
Lenina
d)
reading Shakespeare
66.

Who joins John in his rampage at the end of chapter 15?

a)

Lenina

b)

Linda

c)

Helmholtz

d)

Henry

67.

What is a freemartin?

a)

It's another name for the lowest class, Epsilons

b)

It's another name for a Malthusian belt.

c)

It's another name for the highest class, Alphas

d)

It's a woman who is sterilized before birth.

68.

How do the people respond to the word "mother"

a)

It is a term of honor

b)

It is considered smut.

c)

Every woman is a mother to every other child.

d)

The women still have babies (are vivapourous)

69.

Why is Henry first annoyed with Lenina on their date?

a)

She was 4 minutes late.

b)

She agreed to go on a date with Bernard Marx.

c)

She brought Bernard on their date.

d)

She decided she did not want to play Obstacle Golf.

70.

Who is able to, surprisingly, quote from Shakespeare?

a)

John

b)

Helmholtz

c)

Bernard

d)

Mustapha Mond

71.

Matthew Israel founded the ______ Center which conducted inhumane behavioral modification techniques on autistic children

a)

Judge Judy

b)

Judge Rotenberg

c)

Judge Thomas

d)

Judge and Jury

72.

Matthew Israel served jailtime for his inhumane treatement of autistic children

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

B.F. Skinner

74.
The "Id" is defined as which part of your human personality?
a)
Based on morals and judgments about  right and wrong 
b)
Dealing with reality
c)
Needing to look good
d)
Meeting basic needs
75.
In line at the salad bar, Amy was so hungry that she shoved a handful of croutons in her mouth as she waited for the line to move. This is an example of what?
a)
Freud
b)
Id
c)
Superego
d)
Ego
76.
Sarah knew that she could steal the supplies from work and no one would know about it. However, she knew that stealing was wrong, so she decided not to take anything even though she would probably never get caught.
What is this an example of?
a)
Superego
b)
Ego
c)
Dishonesty
d)
Id
77.

How do you strengthen your moral standards for the superego?

a)

FAMILY

b)

SCHOOL

c)

SPIRITUALITY

d)

FRIEND'S ADVICE

78.
What is classical conditioning?
a)
Learning caused by pairing and association of two stimuli
b)
Learning by responding to environmental stimuli
c)
Learning explained by its consequences
d)
Learning explained by modelling 
79.
Who is the psychologist known for Classical Conditioning
a)
Ivan Pavlov
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Skinner
d)
E.L Thorndike 
80.
Pavlov's initial interest in classical conditioning was stimulated when he observed his research dogs salivating at the sight of
a)
Food
b)
The attendants / sound of the bell
c)
Saliva
d)
The food dish
81.
True or False: Dystopias usually start with the illusion that they're a "perfect" society.
a)
True
b)
False
82.
Dystopias take place in which time period?
a)
The Past
b)
The Present
c)
The Future
d)
The Space Age
83.
True or False: Most Dystopian novels share common themes or elements.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
A Dystopia is created by an apocolyptic event and _______.
a)
an oppressive society with a lot of governmental control
b)
a society that allows a lot of freedon
c)
a natural disaster
d)
a virus outbreak
85.
The Danger of Technology is an example of a theme from Dystopian novels. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
86.

What kind of information and literature is used in dystopian societies in order to control what the citizens know and the information they have access to?

a)

Propaganda

b)

Newspapers

c)

Control over the internet

d)

Burn all the books

87.
What problems are avoided when people conform in dystopian literature? 
a)
jail
b)
punishment
c)
death
d)
all of the above
88.
How does the protagonist usually feel in a dystopian society?
a)
believes society is perfect
b)
trapped and wants to escape
c)
wants to show the positive in the society
d)
afraid to act on curiousity
89.

The term “utopia” became popular because of a book that __________ wrote

a)

George Washington

b)

Sir Thomas Moore

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

B.F Skinner

90.

A "motif" is

a)

A. A sophisticated reason for someone to act

b)

B. Another term for a theme statement

c)

C. reoccurring unit or idea in a text

d)

Both A and B

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