ANTHEM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Burnt at the stake for saying the Unspeakable Word - Answers- St. of the Pyre
Very slow, mentally challenged Street Sweeper - Answers- Union 5-3992
The Unspeakable Word - Answers- "Ego"
The Golden One - Answers- Liberty 5-3000
Street Sweeper, friend to the narrator, likes to draw - Answers- International 4-8818
Equality's Sacred Word - Answers- "I"
Strong, tall young man - loves the science of things - Answers- Equality 7-2521
Life cycle of the average citizen in Anthem from life to death - Answers- - Home of the
Infants
- Home of the Students
- Assigned Life Mandate (Vocation)
- Home of the (Vocation)
- Home of the Useless
What does "light symbolize in Anthem? Explain - Answers- It symbolizes knowledge,
which gives a possibility for freedom and a brighter future. They are ignorant of their
restricted lives and living in darkness, but the light of knowledge is a way to escape.
What does the "Uncharted Forest" symbolize in Anthem? Explain - Answers- It
symbolizes freedom. It appears scary and useless, but going through it actually breaks
the bond between the individual and their society.
Apathy means indifference. Someone who is apathetic does not care about what is
happening around him or her. Cite two examples of indifference in Equality's society. -
Answers- - Those living in the Home of the Old, who watch the world go by without a
second thought, sometimes without even a word.
- The Council, they know some people are better fit for particular jobs (and thereby
better the society), but instead they assign different jobs, so no one gets better and
nothing changes
Describe the mating ritual in this society and Equality's viewpoint of it - Answers- Once
a year males over 20 and females over 18 go to the place of Mating and are paired with
someone in order to conceive a child. When the child is born they are taken away and
the parents have no more connection with each other or the child. Equality thinks its
horrible and unfair to everyone involved, and wants no part of it.
Burnt at the stake for saying the Unspeakable Word - Answers- St. of the Pyre
Very slow, mentally challenged Street Sweeper - Answers- Union 5-3992
The Unspeakable Word - Answers- "Ego"
The Golden One - Answers- Liberty 5-3000
Street Sweeper, friend to the narrator, likes to draw - Answers- International 4-8818
Equality's Sacred Word - Answers- "I"
Strong, tall young man - loves the science of things - Answers- Equality 7-2521
Life cycle of the average citizen in Anthem from life to death - Answers- - Home of the
Infants
- Home of the Students
- Assigned Life Mandate (Vocation)
- Home of the (Vocation)
- Home of the Useless
What does "light symbolize in Anthem? Explain - Answers- It symbolizes knowledge,
which gives a possibility for freedom and a brighter future. They are ignorant of their
restricted lives and living in darkness, but the light of knowledge is a way to escape.
What does the "Uncharted Forest" symbolize in Anthem? Explain - Answers- It
symbolizes freedom. It appears scary and useless, but going through it actually breaks
the bond between the individual and their society.
Apathy means indifference. Someone who is apathetic does not care about what is
happening around him or her. Cite two examples of indifference in Equality's society. -
Answers- - Those living in the Home of the Old, who watch the world go by without a
second thought, sometimes without even a word.
- The Council, they know some people are better fit for particular jobs (and thereby
better the society), but instead they assign different jobs, so no one gets better and
nothing changes
Describe the mating ritual in this society and Equality's viewpoint of it - Answers- Once
a year males over 20 and females over 18 go to the place of Mating and are paired with
someone in order to conceive a child. When the child is born they are taken away and
the parents have no more connection with each other or the child. Equality thinks its
horrible and unfair to everyone involved, and wants no part of it.
