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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters notices Lenina's growing sadness and makes suggestions on possible treatments?
(a) Fanny
(b) Helholtz
(c) Henry
(d) John

2. What does the quiet voices under every pillow encourage the children in the Elementary Class Consciousness exhort the children to be happy with?
(a) Praise of the model T
(b) The greatest moralizing and socializing force of all time
(c) The colors of the various castes
(d) The role they have been given

3. Why does Bernard want Helmholtz to go by his home?
(a) To pack his things so he can move to the reservation
(b) To check on the director's plan to send him to Iceland
(c) To turn off the tap of eau de cologne
(d) To check on his apartment

4. Which of the following is the lowest caste of embryos?
(a) Deltas
(b) Betas
(c) Gammas
(d) Epsilons

5. Which of the following is the best definition of precipice as it is used in this chapter?
(a) Cliff with a steep wall
(b) Mountain range
(c) Plateau
(d) Deep valley

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lenina feel about the savage reservation?

2. What is the doctor thankful to be able to study in Linda?

3. How does Bernard feel at the end of chapter five?

4. What does John do with the pillboxes filled with soma?

5. What does John do with his Shakespeare book after Helmholtz bursts into laughter over some of the writing?

(see the answer key)

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