Trivia: Brave New World

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1. Bernard and Helmholtz are banished to...
'A gramme is better than a damn'
The Falkland Islands
He writes a poem about solitude
Soma


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

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3. Early in the novel - Fanny Crowne lectures Lenina for her unacceptable social behavior.What is Lenina's fault - as Fanny sees it?
Britian
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Lenina is not promiscuous enough.


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

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5. Who said the following: 'Don't you want to be free and men? Don't you even understand what manhood and freedom are?'
John
He whips himself
Created the assemby line; He is called 'Lord'; Religion has been replaced by technology - especially the efficient - mechanized factory production of goods that HenryFord pioneered.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


6. Where does Brave New World take place?
Khaki
Britian
His participation in a soma-driven orgy
Three Weeks in a Helicopter


7. Which caste of humans is considered the lowest?
Elementary Sex and Elementary Class Consciousness
The D.H.C.
To bring rain
Epsilons


8. What is Bernard Marx's main shortcoming?
Machinery and medicine and happiness
Britian
His physique
John


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

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10. Who does not sleep with Lenina?
His physique
Machinery and medicine and happiness
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
The Director


11. Bernard and Helmholtz are banished to...
He conducted scientific experiments
John
The Falkland Islands
John refuses to meet Bernard's dinner guests


12. Where is the Savage Reservation located?
New Mexico
Created the assemby line; He is called 'Lord'; Religion has been replaced by technology - especially the efficient - mechanized factory production of goods that HenryFord pioneered.
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.


13. What two hypnopaedic lessons are the children in the Nursery learning during the boys' tour of the Hatchery?
Both feel alienated from World State society
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Elementary Sex and Elementary Class Consciousness
His participation in a soma-driven orgy


14. The term for birth in the Hatchery is...
His physique
Decanting
Orgy-Porgy
Three Weeks in a Helicopter


15. How long does Lenina date Henry Foster?
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.
Four months
Five
He conducted scientific experiments


16. What is the motto of the World State?
Three Weeks in a Helicopter
Community. Identity. Stability.
The Falkland Islands
With an orgy


17. Which character shows contempt for the social control devices of the state?
Bernard Marx
His physique
Excessive soma intake
His participation in a soma-driven orgy


18. Who escorts the students through the hatchery?
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
The Director
He conducted scientific experiments


19. Which brave new world drug does Mustapha Mond describe as 'Christianity without tears'?
The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.
Soma
Five


20. Why are Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson friends?
Because she slept with their husbands
Khaki
Both feel alienated from World State society
Khaki


21. 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.'
Machinery and medicine and happiness
Helmholtz Watson
Five
Lenina is not promiscuous enough.


22. Why is Helmholtz first criticized by the World State authorities?
Decanting
He writes a poem about solitude
Five
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre


23. Early in the novel - Fanny Crowne lectures Lenina for her unacceptable social behavior.What is Lenina's fault - as Fanny sees it?
Lenina is not promiscuous enough.
The Director
He conducted scientific experiments
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'


24. Which character shows contempt for the social control devices of the state?
'A gramme is better than a damn'
Bernard Marx
The Falkland Islands
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre


25. How does Bernard convince Lenina to go on a date with him?
Three Weeks in a Helicopter
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
'A gramme is better than a damn'
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.


26. In Brave New World - sexual play between children is...
Helmholtz Watson
Lenina is not promiscuous enough.
Encouraged
Decanting


27. Where is the Savage Reservation located?
A society of Alphas is unworkable
Elementary Sex and Elementary Class Consciousness
New Mexico
The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo


28. What is the name of the process that allows the Hatchery to produce many clones from a single egg?
She is horrified
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Tomakin
The Bokanovsky Process


29. After retreating to the lighthouse - what does John do that first attracts the reporters?
He conducted scientific experiments
Decanting
He whips himself
He writes a poem about solitude


30. How many main castes are there?
Decanting
The Bokanovsky Process
Five
Epsilons


31. What do people believe to be the cause of Bernard's strange character?
Community. Identity. Stability.
Excessive soma intake
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers
New Mexico


32. What hymn is sung at the Solidarity Service that Bernard attends?
He writes a poem about solitude
Three Weeks in a Helicopter
Orgy-Porgy
The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo


33. What is the lesson of the Cyprus experiment described by Mustapha Mond?
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'
A society of Alphas is unworkable
To bring rain
Khaki


34. What does Soma symbolize?
Britian
Tomakin
The powerful influence of science and technology on society.Instant gratification to control.
Excessive soma intake


35. What does 'V.P.S.' stand for?
'A gramme is better than a damn'
Violent Passion Surrogate
His physique
With an orgy


36. How are children in the Nursery conditioned to dislike books and flowers?
The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo
The Director
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.


37. Why was Linda attacked by the other women of the village in the Reservation?
Because she slept with their husbands
Decanting
Machinery and medicine and happiness
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'


38. Why are Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson friends?
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers
Because 'every one belongs to every one else'
Both feel alienated from World State society
The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo


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

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40. How does Lenina react to observing the Savage religious ritual?
Epsilons
She is horrified
John refuses to meet Bernard's dinner guests
Bernard Marx


41. Explain the importance of Shakspeare
Machinery and medicine and happiness
Epsilons
It shows human emotion - such as passion - that the World State is trying to eliminate.
A society of Alphas is unworkable


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

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43. What is Bernard Marx's main shortcoming?
The Director
Bernard Marx
His physique
He conducted scientific experiments


44. How many main castes are there?
Five
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Orgy-Porgy
A society of Alphas is unworkable


45. What are the institutions responsible for hatching the human beings of Huxley's world?
Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre
Four months
John
His physique


46. What color do delta babies always wear?
Khaki
Decanting
He conducted scientific experiments
'plenty of pleasant vices.'


47. What did Mustapha Mond do that almost got him exiled to an island?
'A gramme is better than a damn'
He conducted scientific experiments
Encouraged
John refuses to meet Bernard's dinner guests


48. Why is Helmholtz first criticized by the World State authorities?
By inviting her to visit a Savage Reservation
Three Weeks in a Helicopter
He writes a poem about solitude
Three Weeks in a Helicopter


49. Which caste of humans is considered the lowest?
By sounding alarms and shocking the children when they approach books or flowers
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
He writes a poem about solitude
Epsilons


50. What is the name of the feely that John watches on his date with Lenina?
A quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest
Bernard Marx
'plenty of pleasant vices.'
Three Weeks in a Helicopter