Q 01/05

What do Harrison Bergeron and the ballerina kiss after leaping thirty feet into the air during their dance?

A) The spotlight

B) The ceiling

C) The camera

D) The curtain

Answer · why

B) The ceiling

The ceiling gets the first kiss, thirty feet up, and only then do the pair kiss each other while still hanging in the air.

Q 02/05

What has George gone to the kitchen to fetch when his son is killed in Kurt Vonnegut's 'Harrison Bergeron'?

A) A sandwich

B) A coffee

C) An aspirin

D) A beer

Answer · why

D) A beer

A beer keeps George out of the room for the shooting, so he returns to find Hazel weeping over something neither of them can name.

Q 03/05

Which Handicapper General shoots Harrison Bergeron dead on live television in Kurt Vonnegut's story?

A) Diana Moon Glampers

B) Montana Wildhack

C) Beatrice Rumfoord

D) Mona Aamons Monzano

Answer · why

A) Diana Moon Glampers

Diana Moon Glampers ends the rebellion in person, and the narrator remarks that Hazel looks a good deal like her.

Q 04/05

In Kurt Vonnegut's 'Harrison Bergeron', what must citizens judged too beautiful wear to hide their faces?

A) Thick veils

B) Dark goggles

C) Ugly masks

D) Paper bags

Answer · why

C) Ugly masks

Ugly masks hide good looks, so viewers assume the ballerina wearing the most hideous one is the most beautiful dancer of all.

Q 05/05

What title does Harrison Bergeron claim for himself after bursting into the television studio in Vonnegut's story?

A) President

B) Emperor

C) King

D) Pharaoh

Answer · why

B) Emperor

Emperor is the title he proclaims, boasting that he is the greatest ruler in history before ripping off his handicaps on camera.