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Trivia: Brave New World

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1. How does Lenina react to observing the Savage religious ritual?
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'
She is horrified
He conducted scientific experiments
Helmholtz Watson

2. What does 'V.P.S.' stand for?
The Director
Both feel alienated from World State society
Violent Passion Surrogate
Khaki

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

4. How does the Solidarity Service end?
Community. Identity. Stability.
Tomakin
With an orgy
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'

5. Which caste of humans is considered the lowest?
The Director
A society of Alphas is unworkable
Epsilons
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation

6. What is the lesson of the Cyprus experiment described by Mustapha Mond?
Five
Encouraged
A society of Alphas is unworkable
'A gramme is better than a damn'

7. How does Bernard convince Lenina to go on a date with him?
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers
Excessive soma intake

8. What does Soma symbolize?
Three Weeks in a Helicopter
The Director
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.

9. Who is John's father?
Community. Identity. Stability.
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Helmholtz Watson
The D.H.C.

10. How does the Solidarity Service end?
With an orgy
Both feel alienated from World State society
Four months
The Director

11. How many main castes are there?
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.
Five
Violent Passion Surrogate

12. Who escorts the students through the hatchery?
Violent Passion Surrogate
Community. Identity. Stability.
The Bokanovsky Process
The Director

13. What is the motto of the World State?
'Suffer the children'
Community. Identity. Stability.
Khaki
The D.H.C.

14. What did Mustapha Mond do that almost got him exiled to an island?
New Mexico
Excessive soma intake
With an orgy
He conducted scientific experiments

15. The term for birth in the Hatchery is...
Encouraged
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre
Decanting
He whips himself

16. Explain 'HenryFord' and his importance in Brave New World

17. What motivates John's suicide at the end of the novel?
His participation in a soma-driven orgy
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'
Both feel alienated from World State society
He conducted scientific experiments

18. Where does Brave New World take place?
'A gramme is better than a damn'
Both feel alienated from World State society
Britian
The D.H.C.

19. What is the name of the feely that John watches on his date with Lenina?
Violent Passion Surrogate
A society of Alphas is unworkable
Bernard Marx
Three Weeks in a Helicopter

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

21. What color do delta babies always wear?
Because she slept with their husbands
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
Community. Identity. Stability.
Khaki

22. Which caste of humans is considered the lowest?
A society of Alphas is unworkable
The Bokanovsky Process
Epsilons
To bring rain

23. Where is the Savage Reservation located?
New Mexico
Tomakin
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.

24. What two hypnopaedic lessons are the children in the Nursery learning during the boys' tour of the Hatchery?
Elementary Sex and Elementary Class Consciousness
John
The Director
Community. Identity. Stability.

25. What color do delta babies always wear?
She is horrified
Tomakin
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre
Khaki

26. After retreating to the lighthouse - what does John do that first attracts the reporters?
He writes a poem about solitude
Soma
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers
He whips himself

27. What is the name of the feely that John watches on his date with Lenina?
His participation in a soma-driven orgy
Decanting
Created the assemby line; He is called 'Lord'; Religion has been replaced by technology - especially the efficient - mechanized factory production of goods that HenryFord pioneered.
Three Weeks in a Helicopter

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

29. Why is Helmholtz first criticized by the World State authorities?
He writes a poem about solitude
Both feel alienated from World State society
Created the assemby line; He is called 'Lord'; Religion has been replaced by technology - especially the efficient - mechanized factory production of goods that HenryFord pioneered.
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre

30. Who escorts the students through the hatchery?
He writes a poem about solitude
'Suffer the children'
Both feel alienated from World State society
The Director

31. Which character shows contempt for the social control devices of the state?
The Bokanovsky Process
His physique
Bernard Marx
Helmholtz Watson

32. What does Linda call The D.H.C.?
Tomakin
'Suffer the children'
John
To bring rain

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

34. What does 'V.P.S.' stand for?
Elementary Sex and Elementary Class Consciousness
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Violent Passion Surrogate
The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo

35. What two hypnopaedic lessons are the children in the Nursery learning during the boys' tour of the Hatchery?
'Suffer the children'
Elementary Sex and Elementary Class Consciousness
Epsilons
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.

36. What does Linda call The D.H.C.?
Community. Identity. Stability.
The Director
Tomakin
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'

37. Why are Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson friends?
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
He conducted scientific experiments
The D.H.C.
Both feel alienated from World State society

38. How long does Lenina date Henry Foster?
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre
Encouraged
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Four months

39. How does Bernard convince Lenina to go on a date with him?
The Falkland Islands
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
Khaki
His participation in a soma-driven orgy

40. What did Mustapha Mond do that almost got him exiled to an island?
Because she slept with their husbands
Encouraged
He conducted scientific experiments
She is horrified

41. Why was Linda attacked by the other women of the village in the Reservation?
Britian
'Suffer the children'
The Bokanovsky Process
Because she slept with their husbands

42. Who said the following: 'Don't you want to be free and men? Don't you even understand what manhood and freedom are?'
He whips himself
Violent Passion Surrogate
The Director
John

43. Where does Brave New World take place?
Lenina is not promiscuous enough.
Britian
Machinery and medicine and happiness
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'

44. What is the motto of the World State?
The D.H.C.
'A gramme is better than a damn'
Community. Identity. Stability.
She is horrified

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

46. What is the lesson of the Cyprus experiment described by Mustapha Mond?
The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo
A society of Alphas is unworkable
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.

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

48. In Brave New World - sexual play between children is...
Community. Identity. Stability.
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.
Encouraged
The Falkland Islands

49. Which brave new world drug does Mustapha Mond describe as 'Christianity without tears'?
Soma
Four months
He whips himself
The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo

50. What does Soma symbolize?
'A gramme is better than a damn'
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.
Four months
A society of Alphas is unworkable