A quiz on Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron"
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To handicap her beauty
To scare people
It was part of the dance show
She is the Handicapper General
She is his mother
She shoots him
He was showing off
He was rebelling against the government
He wanted to be in the dance show
She didn't care
She applauded and shouted
She cried but couldn't remember why
Comparing two things
How a conflict is resolved
The central message of a story
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Malloy
Karl Vonnegut
To logically guess based on clues in the text
To use common sense
Both of the above
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False
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False
Feel insecure when around beauty.
Like wierd masks.
Are costume makers.
The H.G. wants to produce movies
The government has all the power
The TV station needs help
Play chimes in the ear pieces
Have a barbeque
Watch ballet
1933
1944
1922
"I want to kill you all!"
"I am powerful!"
"I am the Emperor!"
He was stoned to death
He was put back in jail and starved
He was shot
External
Internal
Neither
So that they can't run away
So that they are all equal
Because the Handicapper General is a masochist
2181
1981
2081
Because he rebeled against the government
Because he is smart and strong (or, Hazel is dull and weak)
Because he broke the law
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False
True
False
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False
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