A Quiz On Vonnegut's Short Story Harrison Bergeron
A quiz on Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron"
- 1.Diana Moon Glampers held the title "Handicapper General".
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.One reason people had to wear ear pieces (handicaps) is so that they wouldn't remember anything.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The ballerina had to wear a hideous mask:
- A.
To handicap her beauty
- B.
To scare people
- C.
It was part of the dance show
- 4.What is Hazel's relationship to Harrison?
- A.
She is the Handicapper General
- B.
She is his mother
- C.
She shoots him
- 5.Harrison took off his handicaps because:
- A.
He was showing off
- B.
He was rebelling against the government
- C.
He wanted to be in the dance show
- 6.What is Hazel's reaction to Harrison's death?
- A.
She didn't care
- B.
She applauded and shouted
- C.
She cried but couldn't remember why
- 7.What is theme?
- A.
Comparing two things
- B.
How a conflict is resolved
- C.
The central message of a story
- 8.Who wrote "Harrison Bergeron"?
- A.
Kurt Vonnegut
- B.
Kurt Malloy
- C.
Karl Vonnegut
- 9.To infer means to:
- A.
To logically guess based on clues in the text
- B.
To use common sense
- C.
Both of the above
- 10.Kurt Vonnegut died in 2002.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Harrison is described as clinking, clowish, and huge when he walks into the studio.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.We can infer from Vonnegut's assignation of hideous masks to physically beautiful people that people in this dystopia:
- A.
Feel insecure when around beauty.
- B.
Like wierd masks.
- C.
Are costume makers.
- 13.What idea is shown when the Handicapper General takes over the TV station?
- A.
The H.G. wants to produce movies
- B.
The government has all the power
- C.
The TV station needs help
- 14.If Hazel was Handicapper General, what would she want to do every Sunday?
- A.
Play chimes in the ear pieces
- B.
Have a barbeque
- C.
Watch ballet
- 15.The author was born in:
- A.
1933
- B.
1944
- C.
1922
- 16.What did Harrison exclaim when removing his handicaps?
- A.
"I want to kill you all!"
- B.
"I am powerful!"
- C.
"I am the Emperor!"
- 17.How did Harrison die?
- A.
He was stoned to death
- B.
He was put back in jail and starved
- C.
He was shot
- 18.Is Harrison's main conflict internal or external?
- A.
External
- B.
Internal
- C.
Neither
- 19.Why do people in "Harrison Bergeron" have to wear handicaps?
- A.
So that they can't run away
- B.
So that they are all equal
- C.
Because the Handicapper General is a masochist
- 20.In what year does the story take place?
- A.
2181
- B.
1981
- C.
2081
- 21.Why does George have handicaps?
- A.
Because he rebeled against the government
- B.
Because he is smart and strong (or, Hazel is dull and weak)
- C.
Because he broke the law
- 22.Harrison was 14 when he was taken away from his parents.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Hazel has many handicaps.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.A dystopia is a place of bliss, peace, and beauty.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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