Anthem Review chapters 1-12 Exam Questions With Correct Answers

What did Equality gather from the yard in the home of the Scholars? - Answer Glass vials, pieces of metal, bones. How does Equality compare the light bulb to himself? - Answer A vein torn from him What does Equality say to Liberty that is forbidden? - Answer Our Dearest One What does Equality wonder about himself? - Answer He wonders what he looks like. What does Equality put in the jar of brine? - Answer zinc, copper How long had it been since Equality had written? - Answer 30 days What is the real reason behind their rejection of his invention? - Answer They don't want to know that there is some other force out there. They want to keep the people contained. They don't want a rebellion. If you keep people ignorant, you can control them. What painting does Equality notice on the wall when he meets the council? - Answer 20 men who invented the candle--intellectually stagnant, Their imagination is subdued. Where does Equality go after he shows his invention? - Answer Into the Unchartered Forest What does the candle symbolize? - Answer Outdated/opposite of innovation What does Equality kill in the forest? - Answer a bird with a stone. And then he cooks it and eats it. He is very proud of his individual accomplishment. What does the Unchartered Forest symbolize? - Answer Freedom, individuality, rebirth, happiness, opportunity, reconciliation with himself because before he felt badly about himself and now he is proud, independent, self-reliant Why is Equality sent to the Palace of Corrective Detention? - Answer He was late back to the theater. They ask where he was, and he will not tell them that he was in the tunnel. What is Equality's punishment? - Answer Lashed until he passes out/punched in face What does Equality see when he is lashed? - Answer Iron bars of the door and blood dropping down that looks like ash Why does he laughed when he remembers that he is "damned"? - Answer Because he is not damned; he is blessed. He is happy and feels free. He can laugh, sit, stand, jump, hunt for his own food, swing on branches, etc.