Trivia: Brave New World

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1. Which caste of humans is considered the lowest?
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
Epsilons
Both feel alienated from World State society
Three Weeks in a Helicopter


2. Which brave new world drug does Mustapha Mond describe as 'Christianity without tears'?
Soma
Five
Khaki
He whips himself


3. What did Mustapha Mond do that almost got him exiled to an island?
His participation in a soma-driven orgy
The D.H.C.
Elementary Sex and Elementary Class Consciousness
He conducted scientific experiments


4. How long does Lenina date Henry Foster?
Bernard Marx
Bernard Marx
Four months
Soma


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

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6. How does the Solidarity Service end?
'A gramme is better than a damn'
With an orgy
Helmholtz Watson
To bring rain


7. What is the motto of the World State?
Epsilons
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
Community. Identity. Stability.
Because she slept with their husbands


8. What does Linda call The D.H.C.?
Encouraged
Orgy-Porgy
Tomakin
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'


9. Why are Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson friends?
Encouraged
He whips himself
Both feel alienated from World State society
The Bokanovsky Process


10. Why was Linda attacked by the other women of the village in the Reservation?
Tomakin
John
Machinery and medicine and happiness
Because she slept with their husbands


11. Where is the Savage Reservation located?
New Mexico
Elementary Sex and Elementary Class Consciousness
Both feel alienated from World State society
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.


12. Bernard and Helmholtz are banished to...
Excessive soma intake
The Falkland Islands
The Director
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation


13. How does Bernard convince Lenina to go on a date with him?
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
His participation in a soma-driven orgy
A society of Alphas is unworkable
His physique


14. How does Lenina react to observing the Savage religious ritual?
She is horrified
The Director
John
Orgy-Porgy


15. After retreating to the lighthouse - what does John do that first attracts the reporters?
Because she slept with their husbands
His participation in a soma-driven orgy
John
He whips himself


16. What does 'V.P.S.' stand for?
Violent Passion Surrogate
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
The Director
The Falkland Islands


17. How does Bernard convince Lenina to go on a date with him?
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
Five
Orgy-Porgy
Bernard Marx


18. Who does not sleep with Lenina?
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.
The Director
John
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.


19. What hymn is sung at the Solidarity Service that Bernard attends?
Orgy-Porgy
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
To bring rain
The Falkland Islands


20. Why are Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson friends?
'Suffer the children'
Both feel alienated from World State society
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
He whips himself


21. What do people believe to be the cause of Bernard's strange character?
The Bokanovsky Process
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre
Excessive soma intake


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

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23. What motivates John's suicide at the end of the novel?
His participation in a soma-driven orgy
Helmholtz Watson
Khaki
Because she slept with their husbands


24. In Brave New World - sexual play between children is...
Encouraged
To bring rain
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.
Soma


25. The term for birth in the Hatchery is...
The Falkland Islands
With an orgy
Five
Decanting


26. How many main castes are there?
To bring rain
The Director
Five
Tomakin


27. What is Bernard Marx's main shortcoming?
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Four months
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
His physique


28. Where does Brave New World take place?
His physique
'A gramme is better than a damn'
Britian
Five


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

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

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31. What is Bernard Marx's main shortcoming?
His physique
Violent Passion Surrogate
'A gramme is better than a damn'
The Bokanovsky Process


32. Who is John's father?
The D.H.C.
Both feel alienated from World State society
'Suffer the children'
He whips himself


33. How does Lenina react to observing the Savage religious ritual?
She is horrified
The D.H.C.
Because she slept with their husbands
His physique


34. What motivates John's suicide at the end of the novel?
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.
He writes a poem about solitude
Because she slept with their husbands
His participation in a soma-driven orgy


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

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36. Where is the Savage Reservation located?
Because she slept with their husbands
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.
John refuses to meet Bernard's dinner guests
New Mexico


37. What color do delta babies always wear?
The Director
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
Khaki
Both feel alienated from World State society


38. Explain the importance of Shakspeare
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.
Orgy-Porgy
Three Weeks in a Helicopter
'plenty of pleasant vices.'


39. Mustapha Mond tells John that civilizations have to choose between God and...
Machinery and medicine and happiness
Tomakin
With an orgy
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.


40. Why was Linda attacked by the other women of the village in the Reservation?
John refuses to meet Bernard's dinner guests
Because she slept with their husbands
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.
He whips himself


41. What does Soma symbolize?
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.
Khaki
Lenina is not promiscuous enough.
A society of Alphas is unworkable


42. The term for birth in the Hatchery is...
She is horrified
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.
Decanting
Helmholtz Watson


43. Who does not sleep with Lenina?
The Director
A society of Alphas is unworkable
Decanting
Decanting


44. What is the purpose of the religious ritual performed by the Savages?
With an orgy
To bring rain
Soma
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers


45. Who said the following: 'Don't you want to be free and men? Don't you even understand what manhood and freedom are?'
Orgy-Porgy
Khaki
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.
John


46. What are the institutions responsible for hatching the human beings of Huxley's world?
Community. Identity. Stability.
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre
Britian
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers


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

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48. Why is Helmholtz first criticized by the World State authorities?
He writes a poem about solitude
The Director
'Suffer the children'
Three Weeks in a Helicopter


49. How are children in the Nursery conditioned to dislike books and flowers?
Four months
'Suffer the children'
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers
Decanting


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

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