Brave New World Test Review

Based on chapters 3-4 how is Bernard mainly described?

As a loner

In chapter 11 why is the Easton school campus so much nicer than the mono rail station?

Because Easton is for the rich higher status alphas and the train system is for the poor.

Why does John disrupt the gammas lining up to receive Soma?

Because he wants to freedom of the controls of Soma

Why is Fannie so perplexed that Lanina is so interested in John?

Because she can get anyone she wants

In chapter 15, John compares the twins of the lower Castas to "maggots" several times, why does he use this metaphor

Because there's a lot of twins and they're identical

In chapter 6 why is Lenina hesitant to spend alone time with Bernard

Because they have different ideas and beliefs

"Aphids and ants" is used to portray what?

Gammas as workers in groups

Despite Lenina's of the hotel in Santa Fe why does she still accompany Bernard to the Savage reservation in chapter 6?

She feels threatened about what may happen if she doesn't go.

In chapter 11 Lanina discusses John with Fannie what can be inferred about Fanny's character based on the conversation?

She's not a jealous person (because of conditioning and SOMA)

What is the directors hypocrisy when Bernard returns from the reservation?

The Director calls out Bernard for being a bad member of society but the Director himself is a bad member of society by having a child

Give an example of a misogynistic element in the world state

The idea that Lenina is gorgeous and pretty and Linda is not gorgeous and pretty because she's old and "washed up".

Pallor

an unhealthy pale appearance

Henry Ford relates to the book how?

He's related because of the idea of mass production

Sonorous

A pleasant sound

The bokanovsky's process is a major in instrument social stability because what ?

Everyone has a job in society

During the meeting about the reservation, the Director most likely gets angry because _______

He catches himself being vulnerable which goes against his character and society

What is inferred about Bernard's newfound popularity?

He is popular because he brought back John the "savage"

In chapter 6 the director describes the savage practices based on this information what would he think of the society in the US?

He would find our society disturbing because it goes against everything in the world state

In chapter 13 Lenina is unsure if she injects an embryo with sleeping sickness and then an alpha minus is shown to die over the 22 years later in Mwanza Mwanza what most likely is the author trying to show by connecting these two events?

He's trying to show that their system isn't perfect, easy to mess up, it's dangerous to play God.

What is the dialogue between Bernard marks and Henry foster in chapter 3

Henry Foster is trying to convince Bernard to take SOMA

What is the initial cause of Bernards feelings of "mental excess" and "apartness"?

His physical defect (he doesn't look like an alpha, not the best looking)

The world state uses what two tactics ?

Hypnopedia and conditioning

The controllers want people to play games that require many apparatus to do what?

Increase consumption

What is inferred about the effects of SOMA

It's a mental drug to keep everyone calm and in control. It'll make them "happy"

In chapter 11 John watches three weeks in a helicopter, featuring the beast like portrayal of a black man as the villain, why most likely does John return to his room and read Othello?

John draws a comparison, they both feel like outsiders

The setting of the hospital for the dying in the world state is best described as ________

Positive and luxurious

The bokanovsky method is what ?

Mass production

The students on the tour of the hatchery and conditioning center are best described as what?

Mindless

Why does Lanina cry on her day with Bernard?

She cries because she doesn't want to be alone parentheses (because she's conditioned to feel this way)

What inferences can be made about the sexual norms in the book?

Orgy porgy is a ceremony, they watch "feelies" (porn), sex isn't associated with love or marriage, they don't know sexual rights or wrongs

What is the setting when Bernard and Lenina are sitting on the roof

Peaceful and calming

How does the author show that John and Helmholtz get along in their first few meetings

Solitude and Shakespeare

Viviparous

The idea of having child birth

In chapter 13, John finally admits that he likes Lanina, but the scene ends very badly, what is the best explanation of their conflict?

There are different beliefs on what's supposed to happen when you like someone. Lanina want sex, John wants marriage and love.

John witness is his mother's death, how do the nurses feel about John's reaction and why?

They are disgusted, believe his reaction can mess up the conditioning of the children

How does the world state view history

They believe history is "bunk" nonsense

The chant "12 as one and one as 12" most closely reflects what?

Unification

Intoxicant

something that causes someone to lose control of their behavior

Masticating

to chew

Venerable

worthy of respect because of age