Brave New World
Vocab Roots
Lord of the Flies
Vocab Definitions
Brave New World
100

What does John first do at the lighthouse to attract reporters?

He whips himself.

100

What root means: send

A. ject

B. mit, miss

C. pend

D. ped

B. mit, miss

100

Who is the first boy to disappear?

The small boy with the mulberry colored birthmark.

100

What word means: a person newly becoming a member; rookie

A. Promotion

B. Delegate

C. Nominal

D. Novice

D. Novice

100

What play does the title of the book come from?

The Tempest

200

Who is Bernard's name based off of?

Full name: Bernard Marx

Answer: Karl Marx

200

What root means: Change

A. mob, mot, mov

B. morph

C. mut

D. nov

C. mut

200

What object does Ralph clutch when he talks about Simon’s murder?

The Conch

200

What does Amorphous mean?

Lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless

200

What is the term for birth in the Hatchery.

A. Social Predestination

B. Hatching

C. Uncorking

D. Decanting

D. Decanting

300

True or False

A freemartin is somebody who is able to have children.

False

300

What root means: law, choose, gather, read

A. lab, labo

B. jud, jus, jur

C. leg, lect

D. liter

C. leg, lect

300

What country do the boys come from?

England

300

What word means: small thing or person

A. Nominal

B. Diminutive

C. Ignominious

D. Minutiae

B. Diminutive

300

What is the name of the version of "soma" taken by the people in the Reservation?

Mescal

400

Which Caste wears khakis?

Deltas

400

name

nomen, nomin

400

What theory about the Beast did Percival have?

It comes from the ocean.

400

What does Renege mean?

To deny or go back on a promise; disown, renounce

400

What percentage of people are required to be freemartins?

A.20%

B.30%

C.70%

D.80%

C.70%

500

Soma is based off of what?

A.Cocaine

B.Alcohol

C.Tobacco

D. Hallucinogens

D. Hallucinogens

500

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mon

500

What boy does not dance at Jack's first feast?

Simon

500

what word means: to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden

A. Jettison

B. Abjure

C. Expel

D. Allocate

A. Jettison

500

Where is the Savage Reservation located?

A. New Mexico

B. Nevada

C. Idaho

D. Missouri

A. New Mexico