Brave New World: Huxley, Lenina, and the Dystopian Society

1. “Brave New World”

3. Question 1 - 100 • At age 16, Huxley contracted a disease that caused what disability?

4. Answer 1 – 100 Partial loss of his sight

5. Question 1 - 200 • Name a novel Huxley wrote before the publication of “Brave New World”

6. Answer 1 – 200 • “Crome Yellow” • “Antic Hay” • “Those Barren Leaves” • “Point Counter Point”

7. Question 1 - 300 In his later life, Huxley wrote extensively about what?

8. Answer 1 – 300 • The effects of psychedelic drugs

9. Question 1 - 400 • During World War II, Huxley and his family moved to where?

10. Answer 1 – 400 • Southern California

11. Question 1 - 500 • What famous event overshadowed Huxley’s death?

12. Answer 1 – 500 • The assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

13. Question 2 - 100 • Where does Lenina work?

14. Answer 2 – 100 • Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre

15. Question 2 - 200 • Which friend of Lenina’s suggests she find more partners?

16. Answer 2 – 200 • Fanny

17. Question 2 - 300 • Who does she go Obstacle Golfing with?

18. Answer 2 – 300 • Henry Foster

19. Question 2 - 400 • Who does she go to the women’s wrestling match with?

20. Answer 2 – 400 • Bernard Marx

21. Question 2 - 500 • Where does Lenina last see John?

22. Answer 2 – 500 • As part of the mob at his farm house outside of London.

23. Question 3 - 100 • Bernard is embarrassed when Lenina discusses what in a crowded elevator?

24. Answer 3 – 100 • Going on vacation to the Savage Reservation

25. Question 3 - 200 • Who does Bernard have to sit beside at the Solidarity Service?

26. Answer 3 – 200 • Morgana Rothschild

27. Question 3 - 300 • Where does the director want to send Bernard?

28. Answer 3 – 300 • Iceland

29. Question 3 - 400 • Why does Bernard agree to take Linda and John back to London?

30. Answer 3 – 400 • Their connection to the Hatchery director

31. Question 3 - 500 • Why does Bernard become a well-known society person?

32. Answer 3 – 500 • He is in charge of John the Savage

33. Question 4 - 100 • Who gave John a book with all the plays of Shakespeare?

34. Answer 4 – 100 • His mother’s boyfriend, Pope

35. Question 4 - 200 • John quotes what Shakespeare play when he says: “O brave new world that has such people in it.”?

36. Answer 4 – 200 • “The Tempest”

37. Question 4 - 300 • What event spurs John to start throwing soma tablets out the window?

38. Answer 4 – 300 • The death of his mother, Linda

39. Question 4 - 400 • What shocking fact is revealed when the controller is talking to John?

40. Answer 4 – 400 • He has read and has copies of old books.

41. Question 4 - 500 • John wants to go with Bernard and Helmholtz when they are exiled to where?

42. Answer 4 – 500 • Falkland Islands

43. Question 5 - 100 • The five levels of humans in the “Brave New World” are labeled as:

44. Answer 5 – 100 • Alphas • Betas • Gammas • Deltas • Epsilons

45. Question 5 - 200 • The Bokanovsky’s Process produces how many duplicate human beings?

46. Answer 5 – 200 • 96

47. Question 5 - 300 • What is the primary means of transportation in the “Brave New World”?

48. Answer 5 – 300 • Helicopters

49. Question 5 - 400 • Why do they condition children to dislike nature and flowers?

50. Answer 5 – 400 • They offer no economic value to the society.