Can a society that has forgotten pain ever truly know the dignity of human suffering? This quiz is about Chapter 7 of Brave New World… The contrast between the civilised world and the rawness of Malpais is jarring. How well do you remember the first meeting with the Savage?
Brave New World Chapter 7 Quiz Questions
- Where do Bernard and Lenina arrive at the beginning of Chapter 7?
- What shocks Lenina most about the Reservation?
- What natural human process does Lenina find horrifying?
- Who guides Bernard and Lenina through the Reservation?
- Why is Lenina disgusted by the old man they see?
- What shocks Lenina about the young mothers on the Reservation?
- What religious ceremony do Bernard and Lenina witness?
- What happens during the ceremony that disturbs Lenina?
- Why is the boy whipped during the ritual?
- What feeling does Bernard experience while watching the ritual?
- Who do Bernard and Lenina meet after the ceremony?
- Where does Linda claim to be from?
- What happened to Linda years ago on the Reservation?
- Why did the Director leave Linda behind?
- Who is Linda’s son?
- What name do the Reservation people call John?
- What language does John speak besides English?
- How did Linda survive after being stranded on the Reservation?
- Why is Linda ashamed of her appearance?
- What does John call his mother?
- Why does Linda find life on the Reservation difficult?
- What object do the Reservation women hate Linda for?
- Why do the Reservation men dislike Linda?
- What story does Linda tell about her pregnancy?
- How does Lenina react when Linda speaks about birth?
- What does John say about his childhood?
- Why was John often beaten by the other boys?
- What book does John mention that influenced him deeply?
- What emotion does John feel when speaking about the World State?
- What realization does Bernard make after meeting Linda and John?