How does the audience learn of the inner workings of the hatcheries? (What is the context of the first three chapters?)
Through a tour given to university students by the director and Mr. Foster.
100
What game do Lenina and Henry Foster play on their date?
Obstacle Golf
100
Who is Mustapha Mond? What is his title?
World Controller. One of the heads of government.
100
What is hypnopaedia?
Sleep teaching!
200
Why are children encouraged to participate in "erotic play" so early in their lives?
To instill the value of pleasure early on in their lives.
200
How are the "savages" kept in the reservation?
Corralled using an electric fence.
200
Why does Bernard have the reputation for being different than other Alphas?
- Smaller than the others
- Enjoys being alone
200
Write out each caste in the World State in HIERARCHICAL order.
Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, Epsilons
300
What is the World State's motto?
Community, Identity, Stability
300
When Lenina approaches Bernard about their plans for the Savage Reservation, Bernard is embarrassed. Why?
She is discussing their plans publicly, while he would prefer it to be a private discussion.
300
Give 2 examples of how Lenina represents the stereotypical World State citizen.
Many options!
300
Describe ONE WAY in which the embryos are tampered with to create a desired human being.
Many answers...
400
Describe the Director's story of "Little Reuben". What advancement was discovered though the events of that story?
Reuben learned English by listening to the radio as he slept - hypnopaedia.
400
Why is Bernard allowed to visit the reservation?
He is an Alpha-plus psychologist.
400
What tragic event happened to the Director when he visited the reservation?
The girl he brought disappeared.
400
Why was it once encouraged for the lower castes to go to the country to experience nature?
So they would consume either transportation or fuel
500
How are games (like Centrifugal Bumblepuppy) of the World State different than the games of the past?
Games of the future use more equipment, and consume more fuel/electricity
500
While Henry Foster and Lenina travel to their date, they hit a "switchback" in their helicopter. What is a "switchback"?
The gasses of a cremated person, which lifts them in the air.
500
Why does Helmholtz Watson feel as if he does not belong among other Alphas?
Suffers from "mental excess" - is FAR smarter than other alphas
500
Write out at least 4 characteristics of Solidarity Services.
- Hymns are sung.
- Soma is taken in excess.
- Orgy porgy
- Circled up to represent unity.
- Dancing
- People lose control
Others can be stated as well.