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Anthem Exam

MATCHING
Directions: In sections A and B, choose the item that matches each
description

___1 "...that all men are one and that there a blackest transgression
is no will save the will of all men
together."
___2 ruins of old cities b Great Rebirth

___3 to think alone and write individual c Great Truth

thoughts
___4 friend to Equality 7-2521 d Unsheltered Forest

___5 all secrets of the world were burned e International 4-8818

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SECTION B

___6 "I" f Liberty 5-3000

___7 put to death for saying the g life Mandates

unspeakable word
___8 Golden One h Saint of the pyre

___9 life's work given each person in their i the damned

fifteenth year
__10 those who want to know more j Unspeakable Word
MATCHING- BELIEF IDENTIFICATION
Directions: If the statement shows a belief in collectivism, mark it C; if it shows a
belief in individualism, mark it I.
* C- collectivism
* I- individualism

___11."I shall choose friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters."
___12. "The will of our brothers will be done."
___13."Indeed you are happy...How else can man be when they live for their brothers?"
___14. "It is my will that chooses..."
___15. "We strive to be like our brother man, for all must be alike."

TRUE-FALSE
Directions: If the statement is true, mark it T ; of false, mark F.

___16. The story takes place before the Great Rebirth

___17. The Council of Vocations gives permission to write.

___18. Sleeping halls are bare of all things save beds.

___19. Equality discovers a great new power of nature.

___20. Repeating the Great Truth frequently helps Equality live at peace with himself.

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: In sections A and B, choose the best answer.

SECTION A

21. Equality looks forward to evening theater because

a) visiting leaders give interesting speeches
b) it's three hours of recreation with the brothers
c) "we" can steal out to the tunnel

22. The first time Equality sees Liberty is in the

 a) Palace of Mating
b) Home of the Peasants
c) fields

23. Liberty first acknowledges Equality by

a) asking his name and Mandate
b) standing still and looking into his eyes
c) flinging seeds at him

24. Children in Anthem

a) are welcomed by their parents
b) are given by the Council of Eugenics to the mother to raise
c) never know either parent

25. Preference is a transgression because "we"

a) may make a wrong choice
b) won't think all brothers are the same
c) have trouble making up our minds

27. Liberty names Equality the

a) Forbidden One
b) Transgressor
c) Unconquered

28
Equality is tortured and threatened with death for the crime of
.
a) not explaining why he was late
b) secretly meeting Liberty
c) stealing wires for experiments

29. Equality easily escapes from the Palace of Corrective Detention because
a) there are no guards
 b) he can easily fool the guards
c) International 4-8818 distracts the guards

SECTION B:

30
Equality awakens from a prison lashing with a smile because he knows
.
a) he did not betray the light
b) his body is healthy and strong
c) he can escape

31
When Equality reveals his glass box to the Council, they say that
.
a) such a gift as this is the wonder of their age
b) it has been invented before, so Equality is not the first
c) what is not done collectively cannot be any good

32. Escape to the Unchartered Forest provides Equality with an opportunity to

a) think over his transgressions and plan for atonement
b) see his own face for the first time
c) think of uses for his glass box

33. The house which Equality and Liberty find is strange to them because it's
a) big enough for only two people
b) not made of stone
c) large enough to be shared with the brothers

34. Liberty tells Equality that "it is not proper for men to be without names" because
a) men need to be distinguished from women
b) names make people feel like members of the group
c) names make people individuals
35.
Equality discovers that humans gave up their freedom after the Great Rebirth because
)
a) the gods sent fire when people became too inventive
b) dictators enslaved the conquered people after war
c) people began to worship "We"

36. Anthem is in the form of

a) biography
b) diary
c) documentary

SHORT ANSWER
Directions: Answer each question in a detailed complete sentence.

37. What does Equality mean when he says he was “born with a curse?”
USE 1 EXAMPLE FROM THE TEXT IN YOUR ANSWER

38. Explain: “Things which are not known by all do not exist.”

39.

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