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Trivia: Brave New World

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1. What is the motto of the World State?






2. Where does Brave New World take place?






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






4. Which brave new world drug does Mustapha Mond describe as 'Christianity without tears'?






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


6. Explain the importance of Shakspeare






7. How many main castes are there?






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






9. What color do delta babies always wear?






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


11. Which caste of humans is considered the lowest?






12. What does Soma symbolize?






13. Explain the importance of Shakspeare






14. What did Mustapha Mond do that almost got him exiled to an island?






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


16. Who is John's father?






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






18. Who said the following: 'I'm thinking of a queer feeling I sometimes get - a feeling that I've got something important to say and the power to say it -- only I don't know what it is - and I can't make any use of the power.'






19. What is the name of the feely that John watches on his date with Lenina?






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






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


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






23. What does Linda call The D.H.C.?






24. What motivates John's suicide at the end of the novel?






25. What is the name of the process that allows the Hatchery to produce many clones from a single egg?






26. What are the institutions responsible for hatching the human beings of Huxley's world?






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






28. Where is the Savage Reservation located?






29. Why are Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson friends?






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






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


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


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






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






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






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






37. What is the name of the process that allows the Hatchery to produce many clones from a single egg?






38. Mustapha Mond tells John that civilizations have to choose between God and...






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. What is the name of the feely that John watches on his date with Lenina?






46. What does 'V.P.S.' stand for?






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






48. Where does Brave New World take place?






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


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