Brave New Word
"Hug me till you drug me, honey." Who quotes this piece of Brave New World poetry?
Lenina
"Well, I`d rather be unhappy than have the sort of the false, lying happiness you were having here." Who said this?
John.
What kind of economic things goverment does want people to like?
New things.
Why does Bernard Marx feel different from other Alphas?
He is physically smaller than other Alphas and feels insecure and isolated.
Why does Helmholtz get in trouble?
He has been writing his own poetry questioning some of the orthodoxies of the World State
A batch of Delta twins, who are being death conditioned.
How do the police break up the soma riot?
The police break up the soma riot by releasing soma vapor into the air, which calms everyone down. They also play soothing synthetic music and spray a powerful anesthetic, causing the crowd to relax and stop rioting.
What drink replaced soma for Linda in Savage Reservation?
mescal (mescaline)
Why is Lenina sad after going to the "feelies" with John?
Why did Bernard and Helmholtz fall out?
Bernard thinks he is jealous of his new found fame.
Before becoming a World Controller, what was Mond?
A scientist. A physicist in fact. He came close to the same fate as Helmholtz and Bernard.
Who is Helmholtz Watson and what is his job?
Bernard s best friend. He is a lecturer (teacher) at the College of Emotional Engineering
What does John think he has to do for Lenina?
He thinks he needs to do something noble, or undergo some trial to prove that he is worthy of her love.
Where is John physically sick at the sight of Gamma twins on a production line?
A factory making parts for helicopters.
They have stability. Only in an unstable world do the conflicts arise where you have to make the decision of whether to be noble or a hero.
How do the Solidarity Service and the Indian ceremony compare to each other?
Both ceremonies are religious in nature and involve hypnotic music with a heavy beat and dancing in a circle.
What food item is included in the Solidarity Service ritual? What is its uniqueness?
Strawberry ice cream with soma
What are Linda`s last words?
"Every one belongs to every...."
In rejecting religion what has "civilization" chosen instead? (Hint: there are three things)
Machinery, medicine and happiness
How are the castes different in relation to birth?
In the Alpha and Beta castes, embryos grow inside individual eggs, while in the other three castes, embryos grow by Bokanovsky’s Process