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Brave New World
Chapters 17-18 Quick Quiz
Brave New World
by:
Aldous Huxley
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John
Bernard Marx
Helmholtz Watson
Mustapha Mond
Lenina Crowe
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Chapters 17-18 Quiz
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Chapters 17-18 Quiz
1
of 5
How does John feel about God?
That God is unnecessary in a successful civilization
That God is responsible for all good things in the world
That God encourages the same vices as the World State
That God has abandoned him
2
of 5
What does John tell Mond that he wants?
More soma and sexual gratification
Lenina’s love and commitment
Poetry, religion, and personal initiative
A position of power in the World State
3
of 5
Why won’t Mond let John leave with Bernard and Helmholtz?
Because he wants to continue observing him
Because he has grown to enjoy John’s company
Because John knows too many of the World State’s secrets
Because Bernard and Helmholtz don’t deserve John’s company
4
of 5
What behavior of John’s is turned into a “feely”?
His declarations of love to Lenina
His self-mutilation with a whip
His recitations of Shakespeare
His participation in an orgy
5
of 5
How does John die?
He is crucified.
A frenzied mob kills him.
Lenina poisons him.
He hangs himself.
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