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Grade 10 Brave New World
Why does Helmholtz condemn the World State?
  1. Because he is too weak to fit his social position.
  2. Because he is too strong and feels stifled by the shallow culture.
  3. Because he desires more power.
  4. Because he seeks fame.
Grade 10 Brave New World
What mistake does Lenina make at work due to her feelings for John?
  1. She forgets to attend a meeting.
  2. She gives the wrong injection.
  3. She makes a serious mistake with a sleeping-sickness injection.
  4. She loses important documents.
Grade 10 Brave New World
What anti-social trait does Lenina exhibit?
  1. She enjoys being alone.
  2. She has begun to lose interest in promiscuity.
  3. She dislikes music.
  4. She refuses to work.
Grade 10 Brave New World
How does Helmholtz feel about his caste in the World State?
  1. He is uncomfortable with it.
  2. He is very comfortable in his caste.
  3. He wishes to change it.
  4. He rejects the idea of castes entirely.
Grade 10 Brave New World
What does Linda's commitment to her social conditioning emphasize?
  1. The flexibility of human instincts.
  2. The significant power of the World State to limit human instincts.
  3. The importance of cultural assimilation.
  4. The benefits of living on the Reservation.
Grade 10 Brave New World
What does Lenina's attraction to John demonstrate about the World State's efforts?
  1. The World State encourages unfulfilled desires.
  2. The World State tries to prevent people from having unfulfilled desires.
  3. The World State promotes monogamy.
  4. The World State values individual expression.
Grade 10 Brave New World
How does Linda's behavior during John's childhood reveal the impact of World State's social conditioning?
  1. She fully assimilates into Indian culture.
  2. She continues to practice conditioned behaviors and resists assimilation.
  3. She rejects all forms of social conditioning.
  4. She becomes a leader on the Reservation.
Grade 10 Brave New World
What role does Helmholtz Watson play in relation to Bernard and John?
  1. He is a leader figure.
  2. He acts as a foil for Bernard and John.
  3. He is their enemy.
  4. He mentors both of them.
Grade 10 Brave New World
How is Lenina introduced in the novel?
  1. As a rebellious citizen
  2. As a normal and happy citizen of the World State
  3. As a dissatisfied worker
  4. As a leader of a resistance group
Grade 10 Brave New World
What activity is Lenina enjoying in the ladies' changing rooms?
  1. Reading a book
  2. A "vibro-vacuum massage," the "Synthetic Music machine," and the eau-de-Cologne taps
  3. Playing sports
  4. Meditating
Grade 10 Brave New World
What do Henry and Lenina see while flying in a helicopter after their game of Obstacle Golf?
  1. A beautiful sunset
  2. A crematorium
  3. A forest
  4. A beach
Grade 10 Brave New World
Why does Bernard become nervous during his conversation with Helmholtz?
  1. He thinks someone is listening at the door
  2. He is afraid of Helmholtz
  3. He is worried about Lenina
  4. He is late for a meeting
Grade 10 Brave New World
What does the pounding of the drums at the Reservation remind Lenina of?
  1. Her childhood
  2. Solidarity Services and Ford’s Day celebrations
  3. Her time at the World State
  4. Her favorite music
Grade 10 Brave New World
What leaves Helmholtz feeling empty and unfulfilled?
  1. His relationship with Lenina
  2. His job writing hypnopaedic phrases
  3. His friendship with Bernard
  4. His physical appearance
Grade 10 Brave New World
Who does Lenina meet after her conversation with Bernard?
  1. Helmholtz Watson
  2. Benito Hoover
  3. Henry
  4. The Director
Grade 10 Brave New World
What trouble does Helmholtz get into at the college?
  1. For reading unorthodox rhymes to his students.
  2. For fighting with another teacher.
  3. For skipping classes.
  4. For taking soma in class.
Grade 10 Brave New World
Why does Helmholtz show little interest in Bernard’s boast about Lenina?
  1. He dislikes Lenina
  2. He is preoccupied with his writing talent
  3. He is jealous of Bernard
  4. He is busy with work
Grade 10 Brave New World
What does Bernard feel terrible about?
  1. Lenina’s public discussion of their plans
  2. His own reaction to Lenina
  3. His conversation with Benito Hoover
  4. His inability to order the Delta-Minus attendants
Grade 10 Brave New World
What does the Director reveal about his past trip to the Reservation?
  1. He enjoyed it very much
  2. He lost a woman during a storm
  3. He found a hidden treasure
  4. He met the Warden there
Grade 10 Brave New World
Why does Lenina take soma at the Reservation?
  1. To celebrate
  2. To incapacitate herself for eighteen hours
  3. To cure a headache
  4. To impress Bernard
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