Anthem chapters 2-4 study set
What is the City Palace of Mating?
The City Palace of Mating is where all men over 20 and all women over 18 go each spring for procreation
What are the Council of Eugenics?
The Council of Eugenics assigns a man to a woman.
What further details do you find concerning the Dawn of the Great Rebirth? The Great Script Fires?
The Dawn of the Great Rebirth was when the Script Fire burned all of the Evil Ones and their scripts.
What would seem to suggest there are others who are also deeply troubled by the world in which they are forced to live?
Fraternity 2-5503 cries suddenly without reason and his body shakes with sobs he can't explain. Solidarity 9-6347 screams help in his sleep, but the Doctors cannot cure him.
Even though he is committing serious transgressions, for which he can be severely punished, why does he feel no fear in the tunnel?
He is learning about the world around him and learns that the Scholars do not know everything. He knows more than they do now and is therefore stronger than them. Through his knowledge, he knows not to be afraid like most of the others are.
What is the discovery of nature that Equality makes?
electricity
As he sits in his tunnel, what does Equality recognize as the WORD that describes the feeling that is always among his brothers?
fear
What is the feeling of the Council toward happiness? Why might his behavior still arouse suspicion?
As long as you work for your brothers, you are happy; toiling for your brothers makes you happy. His behavior might arouse suspicion because- His body is happy, he sings for no reason and does not hide his emotions.
With this discovery, to what does he dedicate himself?
Learn more- discover how to use this power and others that may have been lost.
What names do equality and liberty exchange for each other? Why is this significant?
Liberty: the golden one Equality: the unconcerned It implies value of individuality (not good)
What forms of expression do their feelings for each other take? Why are they so hesitant and cautious?
Look at each other, smile, simple hand gesture. They're hesitant because it is against the rules for men to notice women and vise versa.
What further details do you find concerning the Uncharted Forest?
Men never enter the Uncharted Forest because there is no power to explore it or path. Anyone who goes into the Forest never returns, perishing from hunger or beasts (legend).
Who is Liberty 5-3000? Why is Equality attracted to her and what does she do?
She is a woman who lives at the Home of the Peasants. Equality is attracted to her because she is very beautiful. She has dark eyes that have no fear, kindness, or guilt and golden hair that defied men to restrain it.
What is the only crime punishable by death in this world?
Speaking the unspeakable word
In what way does the meeting between Equality and Liberty in Chapter Four seal the bond between them?
They learn that they have created nicknames for each other and Liberty says that even though she knows what they are doing is wrong, she is willing to think individual thoughts because Equality wants her to. (Their natural instinct powers over the rules)
What is the effect on Equality when, as a child, he views the execution of The Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word (the Saint of the Pyre)?
They made eye contact and he sees the man as a saint and feels as if the saint of the Pyre was trying to communicate something to him, he just didn't know what it was.
Who lives in the Home of the Peasants?
Women who work the fields
