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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bernard blame for snubbing him?
(a) John
(b) Helmholtz
(c) Lenina
(d) Arch-Community-Songster

2. What do John, Helmholtz and Bernard often do together?
(a) Read from Shakespeare
(b) Take soma
(c) Make fun of others
(d) Write poetry

3. Which of the following phrases does John call Lenina after he pushes her away?
(a) Insolent strumpet
(b) Sassy woman
(c) Presumptuous whore
(d) Impudent strumpet

4. Why does Lenina feel that she is getting some of the fame under false pretenses?
(a) She is scared of John
(b) Bernard did all of the work
(c) She has not slept with John
(d) She did not agree to bring him back

5. The controller and John debate over whether or not the belief in God is what?
(a) Extrinsic
(b) Motivating
(c) Intrinsic
(d) Necessary

6. Where does Lenina take John?
(a) Back to the reservation
(b) To the helicopter factory
(c) To the Eton school
(d) To the feelies

7. What does Helmholtz call Shakespeare?
(a) Lover
(b) Propaganda technician
(c) Great writer
(d) Poet

8. What does John call the director when he sees him for the first time?
(a) DHC
(b) Director
(c) Father
(d) Dad

9. Who does the director have with him to meet with Bernard?
(a) Lenina
(b) Henry Foster
(c) Mustapha Mond
(d) Helmholtz

10. After John leaves Lenina, what does she do to get to sleep?
(a) Leaves to find Bernard
(b) Takes a long bath
(c) Drinks a shake
(d) Takes 3 half-gramme soma tablets

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

12. Which of the following characters do the police not take away after the riot at the soma distribution line?
(a) Bernard
(b) Linda
(c) John
(d) Helmholtz

13. What amazes the nurse who is caring for John's mother?
(a) That he is as young as he is
(b) That he is actually her child
(c) That he puts such importance on a single person
(d) That he bothers to come to visit his mother

14. What does the music box play to calm the crowd?
(a) Anti-riot speech number one
(b) Voice of reason speech number two
(c) Voice of reason speech number one
(d) Anti-riot speech number two

15. Which word describes how the controller felt at Bernard's suggestions about social order?
(a) Outraged
(b) Intrigued
(c) Suspect
(d) Reinforced

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John compare the Delta's coming off of shift to?

2. How does the nurse distract the twins while John is by his dead mother's bed?

3. Which word best describes how the guests feel about Bernard when John refuses to come out of his room for the party?

4. Which of the following characters tells Lenina to go to John and have him, not taking no for an answer?

5. Which of the following does the controller indicate is incompatible with happiness?

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