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Brave New World
Chapters 7-8 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 7-8 Quick Quiz
1
of 5
How does John surprise Bernard and Lenina?
He is whipped until he collapses.
He says he doesn’t belong in the Reservation.
He speaks English perfectly.
He tries to take his mother back to the “Other Place.”
2
of 5
Why does John’s mother stay on the Reservation?
Because she falls in love with and marries an Indian
Because she is too embarrassed to give birth in the World State
Because she is physically unable to go back after her injuries
Because she has given up all she has learned through conditioning
3
of 5
Who does Bernard believe John’s father to be?
The Director
Henry
Mustapha Mond
Helmholtz
4
of 5
What author, forbidden in the World State, heavily influences John on the Reservation?
John Milton
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Ben Jonson
5
of 5
Why does Bernard want to take John back to the World State with him?
So that John can experience all that he has desired
To use John’s knowledge of forbidden texts
To bridge the cultures of the Reservation and the World State
To embarrass the Director by revealing his secret
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