31 questions
Which of the following is NOT a wrongdoing mentioned in Chapter 1?
stealing items
cheating on a test
fighting with brothers
choosing friends
Equality 7-2521’s name is ironic because
He feels the same about life and education as everyone else, so his name fits him well.
He is taller and smarter than many others in his society.
He wants to study law to ensure everyone remains equal.
The numbers behind his name show that he graduated first in his class, so he isn’t equal after all.
Equality 7-2521 is guilty of _________________
preferring science over history.
asking a lot of questions.
all of the above
To which “home” does Equality 7-2521 wish to be assigned?
Home of Students
Home of Infants
Home of the Scholars
Home of the Street Sweepers
At what age are people worn out and sent to the Home of the Useless?
40
50
60
70
You can infer the “curse” which Equality 7-2521 refers to is ________________
sickness
curiosity
laziness
regrets
What does Equality 7-2521 find when sweeping up trash near the City Theatre?
a gold coin
a locked briefcase
an abandoned tunnel
an escaped convict
Which idea has NOT been taught to Equality-7-2521?
Mold makes penicillin.
Earth is flat.
The sun revolves around the earth.
Bleeding people’s feet cures sickness.
What place must men in this society never enter?
Uncharted Forest
Wall Beyond
Palace of Unknown
River of the Dead
How long has Equality 7-2521 been sneaking to the secret place?
6 months
1 year
2 years
5 years
What type of narration (telling) is used in Anthem?
It is a report from The Council of Elders.
Unknown, third-person narrator
Brotherhood is telling a group of children about the past.
Equality is writing a journal
Equality thinks that he is different because he is...
More faithful than everyone else
More evil than everyone else
More honest than everyone else
Trick question! He thinks that he is the same as everyone else
International agrees to help Equality by
Lying for him
Giving him fake documents
Keeping his secrets
Doing his work for him
When he sneaks away to be alone, Equality mostly spends his time...
Creating artwork
Studying science
Worshipping/praying
Crying
Equality writes in a unique way. What about his narration reveals the collectivism of the society he lives in?
His constant misspelling of words
His lack of commas
His stupid decisions
His use of the word "we" instead of ever using "I"
What is the occupation of Liberty 5-3000?
Leader
Farmer
Healer
Scholar
What new name does Equality choose for Liberty 5-3000?
Antigone
Persephone
She Who Knows
Evil Eyes
Golden One
How does procreation (having babies) happen in the society?
Mates are assigned at the Palace of Mating.
Men and women are randomly picked to live together and reproduce.
Sex is forbidden, but it seems to happen anyway.
The babies are created in a laboratory.
Equality realizes that all of his brothers in the Home of the Sweepers mainly feel...
Anger.
Joy.
Fear.
Nothing at all.
What happened to the man who spoke the Unspeakable Word?
The government made him “disappear.”
He was executed in public.
He was exiled to the Uncharted
Forest.
Trick question! Nothing.
The experiments in the tunnel mostly concern...
Electricity.
Gravity/Physics
Biology
Chemistry
What does Equality decide to do with his greatest invention?
Give it to the Scholars
Give it to Liberty
Destroy it
Keep it in secret for himself alone
When the Council of the Home demands to know where Equality 7-2521 has been because he is tardy, what is Equality's response?
He laughs and spits in their face
He tells them about the tunnel
He is silent and will not answer them
He evolves into a Charizard
How does the Council plan to force Equality 7-2521 to admit where he has been?
Take him to the Palace of Corrective Detention
Gouge out his eyes & cut out his tongue
Exile him from the city
Assign him to the Council of Scholars
What is Equality 7-2521's response when the plan is enforced?
"The light"
"The secret tunnel"
"The Golden One"
"Squirtle"
One of the main themes of Anthem is...
The most important thing in society is to make sure everyone is exactly the same.
Breaking the rules leads to enlightenment.
Extreme equality robs us of our individuality, which is an important part of a healthy society.
People who are different should be punished for ruining the equality of society.
When does the story in Anthem take place?
1918
1949
2015
The date is not specified
What is the name of Ayn Rand’s philosophy?
Communism
Subjectivism
Objectivism
Collectivism
Who built the house in which Equality 7-2521 and the Golden One live at the end of the novella?
Men from the Unmentionable Times
The Golden One
Prometheus
The Homebuilders
Of whom does Equality 7-2521 consider himself a disciple?
The Golden One
Jesus Christ
Collective 0-0009
The Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word
What word doesn’t the Golden One know until the end of the novella?
"You"
"We"
"I"
"Them"