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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
100

Harrison's parents can't remember what they saw on TV at the end of the story

this is an example of...

situational irony    dramatic irony     verbal irony

dramatic irony

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
200

the government makes everyone "equal" in an attempt to make everyone's lives better 

is it...

situational irony    dramatic irony     verbal irony

situational irony

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
300

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

What is this called?

satire

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
400


a society that is broken down, unpleasant, or in an oppressed or terrorized state.

dystopia

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
500

a system of government in which the government controls a nation’s means of production in order to create a society without huge inequalities


What is this?

socialism