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Chronic Remorse
The most undesirable sentiment is…
Insane life in Utopia or life in the primitive village
What are the two choices for the Savage?
The reassertion of his native Penitente-ism
What is the cause of the Savage’s suicide?
The conscious pursuit of man’s final end
What is the point of religion?
Nuclear fission
What kind of fuel power isn’t mentioned in Brave New World?
In compromise
The Marquess of Landsowne wanted World War I to end in what manner?
Servitude
The goal of the government is to make people love their…
Economic security
What problem must be addressed to make people love their servitude and government?
Governmental control
As political and economic freedom decreases, what increases?
The laboratory
Wintriness is responded to by wintriness. What room do these words describe?
Bokanovsky’s Process
What scientific technique is the major instrument of social stability?
Alphas, Betas, Deltas, Gammas, and Epsilons
What are the five types of human?
Neo-Pavlovian Condition
Roses and books are examples of what technique?
The Controller
Who is Mustapha Mond?
Three months
How long does a pregnancy substitute last?
Alcohol
What ingredient is Bernard Marx rumored to have too much of?
Phosphorus
What do smoke stacks with balconies catch?
Orgy Porgy
The first solidarity hymn is also known by what name?
His Eau de Cologne tap
What tap did Bernard leave running?
They are born there and die there
What is unusual about babies on the reservation?
Iceland
What country will Bernard be sent to?
Sterilization
Civilization is…
Feathers
What is in the hair of some people on the reservation?
Linda
What reservation woman originated from the Other Place?
William Shakespeare
What author’s works did Linda have?
John
Who uses the words “Brave New World”?
His ability to lead people astray
The greater a man’s talent, the greater his ability to do what with people?
The Director
Who is the father of John?
Bernard
Because of his knowledge of the lineage of John, who is now a man of many titles?
John
Who gives the children a box on the ears?
The nurse
Who is scandalized by John kneeling at the bed of his mother?
Soma
To John, what is poison to the soul and body?
The police
What group of people come running into the room goggle-eyed with gas masks?
Othello
John tells the Controller what drama is better than the feelies?
High art
According to Mond, what must be sacrificed to achieve happiness?
Compensation and desire
In this society, what two qualities have to keep them satisfied until they die?
God
To Mond, what concept is not compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness?
Soma
To Mond, Christianity without tears is the definition of what?
A videographer of the feelies
Who is Darwin Bonaparte?
Pain
What condition is a fascinating horror to the crowd?