Show:
Theme
Multivac
Ben Manners
Characters
Miscellaneous
100
Name 1 of the 2 theme subjects
Knowledge or Technology
100
What is Multivac.
A giant computer that basically runs Earth.
100
What is Ben's age.
16
100
Name the Chairman of the Central Board of Corrections
Bernard Gulliman
100
Where does the story take place?
Baltimore
200
What is the theme of this story involving knowledge
Too much knowledge can be a bad thing.
200
What is a very common crime Multivac predicts?
Wife Beatings.
200
What does Ben consider himself.
The happiest 16 year old in Baltimore
200
What did Mike Manners do when his father was arrested?
Nothing (he felt very un-adultlike)
200
What is Ben's brother's name
Michael
300
What is the theme of this story involving technology.
Technology is only helpful to a certain degree.
300
Who did Multivac mean to arrest instead of Joe Manners
His son, Ben.
300
What is Ben's Mom's name
Elizabeth
300
Who is Rafe Leemy?
Ali Othman's assistant
300
Name the people who arrest crime offenders.
Correction Officers
400
Explain the theme statement too much knowledge can be a bad thing.
If you know too much knowledge about a situation, it can lead to many different problems (you can see 2 sides of a problem as well)
400
What was the crime predicted Ben Manners was going to commit?
The murder of Multivac.
400
Where was Ben told to go by Multivac?
Washington
400
Name 1 of the 2 assistants of Gulliman
Ali Othman or Rafe Leemy
400
Why were the Manners so angry over the arrest of Joe Manners.
They were not told the crime he was being arrested for.
500
Explain the theme statement technology is only helpful to a certain degree.
If we become to dependant on technology it will lead to problems later on (like in the story)
500
What had Multivac's feelings transformed from and what had they transformed into.
From the feelings of a machine to the feelings of a living being.
500
Why was Ben reluctant to take Multivac's directions but still went.
Multivac hadn't answered his originial question but he trusted it.
500
Who was in charge of the Baltimore ceremonies?
Randolph T. Hoch
500
How many allowed murders had the previous chairman finished his term with.
8