Ch. 1 QUIZ Brave New World

1. What are they “Fertilizing”? 2. What Operation do the people get 6 months salary for? 3. How many “twins” can be produced from a single egg?

4. Define “Destiny” 5. What would be the benefit of having 100 of the same person?

Ch. 2/3 QUIZ p.19-32

1. Why are Delta babies conditioned to fear books and roses? 2. Why does this society value “consuming” things? 3. Why do they like Henry Ford so much? What did he create that has helped this society?

4. Why did early attempts at “sleep learning” fail? 5. Henry Ford really did say “History is bunk.” Why do you think he said this?

Ch 3 Quiz p.33-48

1. What are the “feelies”? Do you think you would like to go? 2. Why is it smutty to talk about mothers and fathers?

5. Why is Bernard Marx considered to be strange? 3. Why does Fanny think that it is bad that Lenina has been going out with no one but Henry Foster for four months? 4. What is “Centrifugal Bumble Puppy”? Why is it important for games to require a complicated apparatus? 5. Why is Bernard Marx considered to be strange?

Ch 4-5 Quiz p.49-86

1. What is a “soma” 2. What do the Alphas in the World State use for transportation? 3. Why does Lenina hate the color Khaki? 4. What happens to citizens of the World State when they die? 5. Henry and Lenina dance to a song called “There ain’t no Bottle in all the world like that dear Bottle of mine” What is this song about?

Ch 6 Quiz p.89-102

1. What does Bernard like to do with his leisure time? 2. Do you think that Bernard and Lenina are well matched? Why or why not? 3. When Lenina says “Never put off until tomorrow the fun you can have today,” Bernard says “Two hundred repetitions, twice a week from 14 to 16.5” Indicating that Lenina is just repeating this phrase from what?

4. What does Bernard mean when he says “It might be possible to be adult all the time” Why does Lenina not understand this? 5. When Bernard goes to his boss to get a permit to go to the reservation, what story does the Director tell him?

Ch 7 Quiz p.103-116

2. Why do the Indian women hate Linda? (are they justified?) 1. Why is Lenina so startled by the old man and the women nursing babies? 2. Why do the Indian women hate Linda? (are they justified?) 3. Who is Linda? 4. Why is Lenina disgusted by Linda? 5. Why doesn’t Lenina want to imagine being a mother?

Ch 8 Quiz

1.What kind of childhood did John have? 2. What two books has John read? 3. Why does John try to kill the Pope? And what is the Pope’s reaction? 4. Who is Mitsima? What does he teach John? 5. Why is John happy that Bernard is not married to Lenina?

Ch 9 Quiz p.131-144

1.Why does Lenina go on a “soma holiday”? 2. Why does Bernard go back to the World State? 3. Why does Bernard call Mustapha Mond? 4. John visits the house where Bernard and Lenina are staying and does what? 5. When Bernard asks if Lenina will be safe, the pilot says, “safe as helicopters”… does that mean yes or no?

Ch 10-15 QUIZ

1. Why is John shouting “my father!” so devastating for the Director? 2. Do you agree with the Director that society is more important than the individual? Why? 3. What does Linda claim the Director “made her do”? 4. What is the World State’s opinion of Linda after the news comes out about her and the Director and John? 5. John doesn’t like that his mother is going on a “soma holiday” but the Dr said it’s better than what?

7. John proposes to Lenina—how does she respond? 6. Bernard throws a party and John refuses to come out of his room. Why? 7. John proposes to Lenina—how does she respond? 8.What causes the disturbance in the hospital? 9. How are Bernard and Helmholtz involved in the disturbance? 10. Linda is dying in the hospital—why is there a tour there?

Ch 16-17 QUIZ

2. What does it mean to be sent to an island? 1. What is Mond’s answer to why they make huge groups of twins? (vs. more Alphas) 2. What does it mean to be sent to an island? 3. Why was Mustapha Mond almost sent to an island? 4. Why does Mustapha say that Shakespeare—an “old thing”—is banned? 5. What is “divided allegiance”? Why is this so important to avoid according to Mond?

Ch 18 QUIZ

2. Where does John decide to go instead? 1. Why won’t Mustapha Mond allow John to go with Bernard and Helmholtz? 2. Where does John decide to go instead? 3. Why does John say he drank mustard and warm water? 4. Who visits John at his lighthouse? 5. Who do you think the “young woman” is in the helicopter? 6. Explain the ending: Is John dead? Where did he go? Why did he do this? What does it all mean?