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Storyline
Characters
Handicaps
Facts
Quotes
100
What were George and Hazel watching on TV at the beginning of the story?
Ballerinas
100
What relation do George and Hazel have to Harrison Bergeron?
They are his parents
100
What handicap(s) is George forced to use?
An earpiece that emits deafening sounds and a "handicap bag"
100
What year did the story take place?
2081
100
Which character said: "Sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball peen hammer"
George
200
What happened to Harrison Bergeron and his Empress at the end of their dance?
They were shot by the Handicapper General
200
Who did Harrison Bergeron plan to make "barons and dukes and earls?"
The musicians
200
What is the penalty for removing a lead ball from a handicap bag?
Two years in prison and two thousand dollars per ball
200
Who is the author of the story?
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
200
Which character said: "I think it would be real interesting, hearing all the different sounds"
Hazel
300
Why was George and Hazel's TV program interrupted?
A reporter attempted to announce that Harrison Bergeron had escaped from jail.
300
How did Harrison Bergeron select his empress?
Looking down on the cowering people he said, "The first woman to stand to her feet would claim her mate and her throne."
300
What handicap did Hazel have to use?
None - She was equal without a handicap.
300
How old was Harrison Bergeron when he was taken?
14
300
Which character said: "I shall now select my Empress!"
Harrison Bergeron
400
According to the news bulletin, for what reason was Harrison Bergeron put in jail?
He was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.
400
What did Hazel say she would hate?
If the world went back to the dark ages where everybody was competing with everybody else
400
What two handicaps did the ballerinas have to wear?
Masks and "handicap bags"
400
The equality of the world was due to what three Amendments to the Constitution?
211th, 212th, and 213th
400
Which character said: "I think I'd make a good Handicapper General"
Hazel
500
Where did George go when the Bergerons' TV burned out?
To the kitchen to get a beer
500
What is the full name of the Handicapper General?
Diana Moon Glampers
500
Name three of Harrison Bergeron's handicaps
Scrap iron, headphones, head harness, spectacles, rubber-ball nose, black caps on his teeth, shaved eyebrows
500
What type of shotgun did the Handicapper General have?
Double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun
500
Which character announced: "Ladies and Gentlemen"
The beautiful ballerina