Diary, first person; stolen paper Correct Answer: In what is Equality writing? (i.e., what format is he writing?)
21yrs and 6 feet tall Correct Answer: Describe Equality's physical appearance.
He's smart, and has a genuine desire to learn Correct Answer: What is Equality's curse?
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He's smart, and has a genuine desire to learn Correct Answer: What is Equality's curse?
Equality felt guilty but now he had a way to atone for his sins by living in equality with his
fellow brothers Correct Answer: Why was Equality pleased with his Life Mandate?
Wake up, eat breakfast, clean the streets, eat lunch, clean the streets, eat dinner, then go to one of
the halls for the Social meeting Correct Answer: Describe a typical day in Equality's life.
They stay in their "groups" and don't socialize with brothers of other trades; No one is social
Correct Answer: What is ironic about the Social Meeting?
One should not love one brother more than another Correct Answer: Why are friends forbidden?
He found a underground tunnel and performs secret experiments in it Correct Answer: What is
Equality's crime?
He doesn't truly feel that the pursuit of knowledge is a crime Correct Answer: Why does
Equality feel no shame in committing his crime?
Collectivism; individuality is nonexistent. Everything is a routine Correct Answer: Describe the
government and institutions where Equality lives.
Everyone considers themselves to be part of a greater community, so they ignore all individual
recognition of themselves Correct Answer: What does Equality mean when he says, "They"?
A girl that Equality took notice of; She works the soil and lives in the Home of the Peasants
beyond the city Correct Answer: Who is Liberty and what does she do?
She is attracted to him Correct Answer: Why doesn't Liberty want Equality to be considered her
brother?
Electricity; causes the needle on the compass move, causes electricity, metal draws the power of
the sky Correct Answer: What has Equality discovered and what has he learned from it?
The Golden One. She is special to him and stands out from the other brothers Correct Answer:
What name has Equality given to Liberty? Why?
, The Unconquered; Yes, because he doesn't let the law restrict him from talking to her Correct
Answer: What name has Liberty given to Equality? Do you think that the name is appropriate?
Why or why not?
Planting seeds Correct Answer: What is Liberty's Life Mandate?
Present it to the World Council of Scholars and they will forgive him because he thinks the gift is
greater than his transgressions. Correct Answer: What did Equality intend to do with his
discovery?
A great council, to which the wisest of all of the lands are elected, and it meets once a year in the
different cities on earth. Correct Answer: What is the World Council of Scholars and why is it
significant?
If anyone heard of his secret, they would neither understand nor believe him Correct Answer:
Why now does Equality feel the need to guard his tunnel?
He wants to figure more out about himself, his body, and the world Correct Answer: Why does
Equality want, for the first time, to know what he looks like?
He was late to the theater and refused to tell anyone where he was Correct Answer: Why was
Equality put in the Palace of Corrective Detention?
Poorly, he was beaten because he wouldn't tell anyone where he was Correct Answer: How was
he treated in the Palace of Corrective Dentention?
Broke down the door, it was not a guarded Palace. The next day, the World Council of Scholars
was meeting in his cities. Correct Answer: Why was he able to escape from the Palace, and why
was it suddenly necessary to escape?
He just now figured out the alternative to collectivism, and he can defy the council Correct
Answer: Why did Equality not try to escape earlier?
As his confession; does not want to share with anyone because he was told not to Correct
Answer: In chapter VI, how does Equality refer to the pages that he has been writing?
The day was difficult and it caused him to mature, and accept reality. Before he thought he knew
a lot, but later he realized he did not fully know everything. Correct Answer: Why does Equality
say, " We are old now, yet we were young this morning . . .?"
The Council became afraid. They jumped to their feet and huddled together against a wall
Correct Answer: What happened when Equality presented his discovery to the World Council of
Scholars?
That the council refuses to open up their eyes and try other things such as individualism;
judgmental, all seeing, all knowing, evil individual, concentrated, . She is referring to Russia and
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