Brave New World Background and Context

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of dystopian fiction, according to the passage?

Answer 1

B. To criticize contemporary society and provoke thought

Question 2

2. Who is credited with inventing the term “utopia”?

Answer 2

D. Thomas More

Question 3

How does the author describe the term “utopia”?

Answer 3

A. A perfect society that is unattainable in reality

Question 4

According to the passage, what historical event prompted authors to question the pursuit of perfection in society?

Answer 4

A. The Industrial Revolution

Question 5

Which of the following are dystopian stories?

Answer 5

D. All of the above

Question 6

What is one of the common topics/motifs in dystopian literature?

Answer 6

B. The dangers of excessive surveillance and government control

Question 7

What is one of the common stylistic choices in dystopian literature mentioned in the passage?

Answer 7

C. The creation of bleak and oppressive settings

Question 8

How does dystopian literature often magnify the perils of misinformation?

Answer 8

D. All of the above

Question 9

According to the passage, what is one of the purposes of dystopian fiction?

Answer 9

C. To critique contemporary society and warn of potential dangers

Question 10

How does dystopian literature often depict the topic of lack of individuality?

Answer 10

D. All of the above

Question 11

According to the passage, why do dystopian novels often focus on motifs like surveillance and control?

Answer 11

B. Because they reflect the anxieties and concerns of freedom in contemporary society

Question 12

Which of the following is a motif in dystopian literature?

Answer 12

D. All of the above

Question 13

Which war significantly impacted British life in 1932?

Answer 13

D) World War I

Question 14

What technological advancement did Henry Ford introduce in 1908?

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C) The Model T

Question 15

What was one of Henry Ford’s demands for his workers?

Answer 15

D) All of the above

Question 16

What was the purpose of the Assembly Line?

Answer 16

D) All of the above

Question 17

Which lower-class movement, popular in the 1920s, aimed to limit childbearing among lower-class people of color?

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A) The eugenics movement

Question 18

What was the fad of hypnopaedia, popular in the 1920s and 1930s?

Answer 18

B) A method of learning while sleeping

Question 19

What did Huxley believe had happened in Germany, Soviet Russia, and Communist China since 1932?

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C) They had given up their freedom for unthinking ease

Question 20

What changes in values and ideas did Huxley notice in Huxley’s day?

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B) People were rejecting puritanical Victorian values

Question 21

Who advocated for the idea of free love during this time?

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B) Gertrude Stein

Question 22

Which scientist showed that conditioned responses could be created in animals?

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A) Ivan Pavlov

Question 23

What did John B. Watson believe about human beings?

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B) They could be reduced to a network of stimuli and responses

Question 24

What did Sigmund Freud believe about psychological problems?

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C) They stem from early childhood experiences

Question 25

What did dictators like Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and Mao Tse-tung use to control their citizens?

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A) Propaganda and censorship

Question 26

Who was Margaret Sanger?

Answer 26

B) An advocate for birth control

Question 27

What did Hans Spemann develop in the 1930s?

Answer 27

A) The controversial science of experimental embryology