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WorksheetsBrave New World: Test
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Transportation for the masses
a)
Monorail
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
2.
3. Culminates in an "orgy-porgy"
a)
Solidarity Service
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
3.
4. Highest caste in the Brave New World
a)
Alphas
b)
Bokanovsky Process
c)
Death conditioning
d)
Decanting
e)
Epsilons
4.
5. Having multiple sex partners
a)
Promiscuous
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
5.
7. Movies with tactual effects
a)
Feelies
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
6.
8. Given “god”-like reverence in Brave New World
a)
Ford
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
7.
10. A method of creating multiple identical persons
a)
Bokanovsky Process
b)
Alphas
c)
Death conditioning
d)
Decanting
e)
Epsilons
8.
11. Lowest caste in Brave New World
a)
Epsilons
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
9.
14. A method of getting a desired response and preventing an undesired response
a)
Pavlovian Conditioning
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
10.
16. A perfect society
a)
Utopia
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
11.
17. To decide or decree in advance
a)
Predestine
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
12.
18. Credited with inventing the assembly line
a)
Ford
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
13.
19. A method of preparing children for the inevitability of death
a)
Death conditioning
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Decanting
e)
Epsilons
14.
20. Required every two weeks in the Brave New World
a)
Solidarity Service
b)
Alphas
c)
Bokanovsky Process
d)
Death conditioning
e)
Decanting
15.
22. John's father
a)
Tomakin
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
16.
23. Can't seem to avoid a desire to "go steady"
a)
Lenina
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
17.
25. A Shakespearean character
a)
Miranda
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
18.
27. His Fordship
a)
Mustapha Mond
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
19.
30. John listens to his poetry
a)
Helmholtz Watson
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Henry Foster
d)
John
e)
Lenina
20.
32. Resident Controller for Western Europe
a)
Mustapha Mond
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
21.
33. A boring, but ideal citizen of the Brave New World
a)
Henry Foster
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
John
e)
Lenina
22.
34. The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
a)
Tomakin
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
23.
37. The only person John meets who has read Shakespeare
a)
Mustapha Mond
b)
Bernard Marx
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
24.
38. Is a determined nonconformist until his popularity overwhelms his ego
a)
Bernard Marx
b)
Helmholtz Watson
c)
Henry Foster
d)
John
e)
Lenina
25.
39/40. The two voices of Huxley in the novel (select two answers)
a)
John
b)
Mustapha Mond
c)
Bernard Marx
d)
Helmholtz Watson
e)
Henry Foster
26.
41. Mustapha Mond and John agree that all of the following are sacrificed in Brave New World EXCEPT
a)
A religion
b)
B happiness
c)
C art
d)
D science
27.
42. The World State believes the DHC committed the following "obscenity":
a)
A ordering Bernard Marx to Iceland
b)
B allowing John to visit London
c)
C getting Linda pregnant
d)
D leaving Linda on the Reservation
28.
44. "Community, Identity, Stability" means all of the following EXCEPT
a)
A "Everyone belongs to everyone else"
b)
B every citizen of Brave New World is expected to be useful even in death
c)
C Brave New World places emphasis on the individual over the group
d)
D Brave New World places emphasis on the group over the individual
29.
46. "Ending is better than mending" can BEST be defined as meaning
a)
A the end is always better than the beginning
b)
B buying new stuff is better than fixing old stuff
c)
C dying is better than surgery
d)
D clothes with patches are not allowed
30.
47. "A gramme in time saves nine" refers to
a)
A birth control
b)
B soma
c)
C helicopters
d)
D religion
31.
50. In Brave New World, man's only real value is
a)
A his love of freedom
b)
B his enjoyment of sex
c)
C his ability to produce and consume goods
d)
D his capacity for fun
32.
51. Brave New World denies all of the following EXCEPT
a)
A the sanctity of human life
b)
B dependence on a higher power
c)
C freedom of choice
d)
D materialism
33.
53. The title of the novel is from
a)
A Hamlet
b)
B The Tempest
c)
C 1984
d)
D Romeo and Juliet
34.
54. John often beats himself with a whip because
a)
A he wishes to draw attention to himself
b)
B he doesn't like anyone he meets
c)
C he considers himself impure and wicked
d)
D he loves pain
35.
57. When John sees the countless identical workers in the Electrical Equipment Co., he
a)
A throws up
b)
B rejoices
c)
C marvels
d)
D faints
36.
58. In their off-working hours, the citizens of the Brave New World are supposed to act like civilized
a)
A robots
b)
B freemartins
c)
C infants
d)
D morons
37.
59. “Never put off to-morrow the fun you can have today” refers to the value of
a)
A soma
b)
B obstacle golf
c)
C history
d)
D the present
38.
60. Death in the World State means sudden senility but no
a)
A freedom
b)
B pain
c)
C peace
d)
D cremation
39.
61. According to Mond, religion has been banned for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a)
Youth and prosperity take them to the end.
b)
There are not losses to compensate for.
c)
God isn’t compatible with universal happiness.
d)
People are always alone now and they want them to suffer.
40.
62. The savage seals his fate when he
a)
Moves to the lighthouse
b)
Claims the right to be unhappy
c)
Kisses Lenina
d)
Leaves the reservation
41.
64. John’s death symbolizes
a)
The death of freedom and individuality of modern man
b)
The death of authoritarian governments
c)
The end of stability in the world
d)
The loss of emotion in the World State
42.
65. Huxley believed that our (man’s) impulse is toward all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Apathy
b)
Conformity
c)
Complacency
d)
Individualism
43.
66. Huxley uses satire in all of the following ways EXCEPT to
a)
A Show how wonderful our world can be if we change to the new ways of the WS.
b)
B Mock mankind’s loss of individuality and ignorance
c)
C Explore ways we can eliminate religion and competition.
d)
D Both A and C.
44.
70. "Too awful! That blood!…Oh, I wish I had my soma."
a)
Lenina
b)
Bernard
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
45.
72. “Why don’t you take some soma when you have these dreadful ideas of yours? You’d forget all about them. And instead of feeling miserable, you’ d be jolly.”
a)
Lenina
b)
Bernard
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
46.
73. “What would it be like if I were free – not enslaved by my conditioning.”
a)
Bernard
b)
Helmholtz Watson
c)
Henry Foster
d)
John
e)
Lenina
47.
74. "That's how I paid. By choosing to serve happiness. Other people's – not mine."
a)
Mustapha Mond
b)
Bernard
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
48.
87. "Oh, God, God, God…”
a)
John
b)
Bernard
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
Lenina
49.
88. "I’ll teach you; I’ll make you be free whether you want to or not."
a)
John
b)
Bernard
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
Lenina
50.
89. “Isn’t there something to living dangerously?”
a)
John
b)
Bernard
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
Lenina
51.
90. “It would upset the whole social order if men started doing things on their own.”
a)
Mustapha Mond
b)
Bernard
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
52.
91. “You’re claiming the right to be unhappy…”
a)
Mustapha Mond
b)
Bernard
c)
Helmholtz Watson
d)
Henry Foster
e)
John
53.
92. If Mustapha Mond represents the group, John represents the (a) .
54.
93. If stability is most important to Mond, (a) is most important to John.
55.
94. (a) is “Christianity without tears.”
56.
95. If Mond believes that man’s physical self is most important, John believes that man’s (a) is most important.
57.
96. When John says, “I claim them all!” he includes (a) . (list any one)
58.
97. If happiness to John is having choices, happiness defined by Mond is (a) . (list one)
59.
98. According to Mond, (a) is a worthwhile sacrifice for stability and contentment.
60.
99. According to John, what are two sacrifices that are “too steep a price”?
(a)
61.
What is Bokanovsky's Process?
a)
Learning at an accellerated rate
b)
Hatching humans already full grown
c)
A technique used for creating Alphas and Betas
d)
Creating numerous people from one embryo
62.
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
63.
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.
64.
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.
65.
To whom is the Director talking to in chapter 1?
a)
Schoolboys
b)
A group of Deltas
c)
Psychologists
d)
A group of other directors
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