Are you a fan of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley? Think you understand this dystopian world of control, conditioning, and artificial happiness?
Test your knowledge of Brave New World and see how well you remember the World State, its rules, and the characters who challenge it. Be sure to leave the number you got correct in the comment section below. Also, feel free to share this quiz on your social media to see how much your friends know about this story.

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✏️ Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question. Answers are at the end!

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1. What is the name of the society in Brave New World?

A. The New Order
B. The World State
C. The Unified Nation
D. The Global Society

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2. What is the slogan of the World State?

A. Peace, Order, Progress
B. Unity, Faith, Discipline
C. Community, Identity, Stability
D. Order, Control, Happiness

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3. What process is used to create humans in this society?

A. Natural birth
B. Cloning
C. Hatcheries and conditioning
D. Artificial intelligence

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4. What is “Bokanovsky’s Process” used for?

A. Controlling emotions
B. Creating identical human beings
C. Teaching children
D. Producing food

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5. What drug do people take to escape unpleasant feelings?

A. Zen
B. Soma
C. Bliss
D. Euphoria

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6. What caste is considered the highest in society?

A. Beta
B. Gamma
C. Alpha
D. Delta

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7. Who is Bernard Marx?

A. A World Controller
B. An Alpha who feels like an outsider
C. A Savage from the reservation
D. A government scientist

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8. Who is Lenina Crowne?

A. A teacher
B. A nurse who follows societal norms
C. A rebel
D. A World Controller

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9. Where does Bernard take Lenina that exposes them to a different way of life?

A. The Outer Colonies
B. The Savage Reservation
C. The Forbidden Zone
D. The Underground

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10. Who is “the Savage”?

A. Helmholtz Watson
B. Mustapha Mond
C. John
D. Henry Foster

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11. What classic work heavily influences John the Savage?

A. The Bible
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. The Great Gatsby
D. Hamlet

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12. Who is Mustapha Mond?

A. A scientist
B. A rebel leader
C. A World Controller
D. A factory worker

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13. What is discouraged in the World State?

A. Work
B. Consumption
C. Individual thinking and deep emotion
D. Social interaction

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14. What happens to people who don’t conform to society?

A. They are imprisoned
B. They are executed
C. They are exiled to islands
D. They are reconditioned

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15. What major theme does Brave New World explore?

A. Adventure and exploration
B. The dangers of technology and loss of individuality
C. War and conquest
D. Economic growth

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ANSWER KEY

1. B — The World State
2. C — Community, Identity, Stability
3. C — Hatcheries and conditioning
4. B — Creating identical human beings
5. B — Soma
6. C — Alpha
7. B — An Alpha who feels like an outsider
8. B — A nurse who follows societal norms
9. B — The Savage Reservation
10. C — John
11. D — Hamlet
12. C — A World Controller
13. C — Individual thinking and deep emotion
14. C — They are exiled to islands
15. B — The dangers of technology and loss of individuality

How may did you answer correctly?

14-15: You’re a freakin’ genius!

9-13: Meh, pretty good.

5-8: Better luck next time.

4 or less: It might be time to read the book again.

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