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Trivia: Brave New World

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1. Why was Linda attacked by the other women of the village in the Reservation?






2. After retreating to the lighthouse - what does John do that first attracts the reporters?






3. In Brave New World - sexual play between children is...






4. What is the purpose of the religious ritual performed by the Savages?






5. Who escorts the students through the hatchery?






6. How does the Solidarity Service end?






7. Which character shows contempt for the social control devices of the state?






8. What color do delta babies always wear?






9. How does Bernard convince Lenina to go on a date with him?






10. After his return from the Reservation with the Savage - what event leads to Bernard's fall from social grace?


11. Bernard and Helmholtz are banished to...






12. Why is Helmholtz first criticized by the World State authorities?






13. What hymn is sung at the Solidarity Service that Bernard attends?






14. How are children in the Nursery conditioned to dislike books and flowers?






15. Who said the following: 'Don't you want to be free and men? Don't you even understand what manhood and freedom are?'






16. What World State sayings has to do with soma?


17. Who does not sleep with Lenina?






18. How many main castes are there?






19. Why does Fanny try to convince Lenina to be more promiscuous?


20. How does the Solidarity Service end?






21. Where does Brave New World take place?






22. Which character shows contempt for the social control devices of the state?






23. Who is John's father?






24. What was the first book that John read as a child?






25. Early in the novel - Fanny Crowne lectures Lenina for her unacceptable social behavior.What is Lenina's fault - as Fanny sees it?






26. How does Lenina react to observing the Savage religious ritual?






27. Explain the importance of Shakspeare






28. What Biblical phrase does Mustapha Mond use when children begin playing around him?


29. How are children in the Nursery conditioned to dislike books and flowers?






30. What is the motto of the World State?






31. What is the lesson of the Cyprus experiment described by Mustapha Mond?






32. Why are Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson friends?






33. Who does not sleep with Lenina?






34. Where does Brave New World take place?






35. The term for birth in the Hatchery is...






36. Why does Fanny try to convince Lenina to be more promiscuous?


37. Mustapha Mond says that 'You can't have a lasting civilization without . . .'


38. How does Bernard convince Lenina to go on a date with him?






39. What is the origin of the title Brave New World?


40. What is the origin of the title Brave New World?


41. Mustapha Mond says that 'You can't have a lasting civilization without . . .'


42. Which caste of humans is considered the lowest?






43. What do people believe to be the cause of Bernard's strange character?






44. After his return from the Reservation with the Savage - what event leads to Bernard's fall from social grace?


45. What does Soma symbolize?






46. What two hypnopaedic lessons are the children in the Nursery learning during the boys' tour of the Hatchery?






47. What is Bernard Marx's main shortcoming?






48. How does Lenina react to observing the Savage religious ritual?






49. How long does Lenina date Henry Foster?






50. Which caste of humans is considered the lowest?