Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Comprehension
Content
Grab Bag
100
Cower
What is to draw back in fear?
100
A word that describes something that shines in the night
What is luminous?
100
The laws that caused equality
What is the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendment of the Constitution?
100
A literary technique that ridicules (makes fun of) some part of society in order to improve it.
What is satire?
100
The Handicapper General/person who shot Harrison and His Empress
Who is Diana Moon Glampers?
200
A confused amazement or fear
What is consternation?
200
To happen at the same time as something else
What is to synchronize?
200
Some of these might be: a mental handicap, braces, weights, masks, or teeth caps that make people equal.
What are handicaps?
200
The purpose of satire.
What to improve a part of society.
200
She is described as having "perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts."
Who is Hazel Bergeron?
300
Hinderance
What is something that gets in the way of another activity; an obstacle?
300
The state of being kept down by unjust use of force
What is oppression?
300
A person, place, thing, custom, political party/policy, or human failing.
What are subjects of satire.
400
Similar to a radio
What is a transmitter?
400
To flinch involuntary, especially in pain
What is to wince?
400
When and where Harrison given this description: ""Harrison Bergeron, age fourteen... has just escaped from jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous."
What is news announcement?
400
Subjects of satire in Harrison Bergeron
What is government and equality?
500
Alert attention; watchfulness
What is vigilance?
500
Calibrate
What is "to mark with measurements?"
500
Harrison's actions to defy (openly go against) the government to show that people's abilities cannot be control.
What is taking off his handicaps at the ballet?
500
Critical comments that aim to ridicule parts of society in order to make them better.
What is social commentary?
500
One institution of our society that the author wants us to make sure does not have too much power over our lives.
What is the government?
M
e
n
u