Anthem Study Guide 2023 Actual Questions and Answers
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In what is Equality writing? (i.e., what format is he writing?)
Diary, first person; stolen paper
Describe Equality's physical appearance.
6 feet tall
What is Equality's curse?
Being 6 feet tall because they are too tall and stand out
Compare the Home of the Infants, the Home of the Students, and the Home of the
Street Sweepers.
Home of the Infants- where they lived until they were 5, children born in the same year,
everything was clean and white, everyone was similar. Home of the students- ten years
of learning; Home of the Sweet Sweepers- where all of the sweep sweepers live. All
very routine
Why was Equality pleased with his Life Mandate?
Equality was guilty but now he had a way to atone for it by living in equality with his
fellow brothers
Describe a typical day in Equality's life.
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
What is ironic about the Social Meeting?
They stay in their "groups" and don't socialize with brothers of other trades, they are
spoken to, they aren't social
Why are friends forbidden?
One should not love one brother more than another
What is Equality's crime?
Shows preference over other people but his name is equality so it's ironic; he has his
own thoughts
Why does Equality feel no shame in committing his crime?
He doesn't feel like he is doing anything wrong; has little emotion in the beginning of the
book, should not feel anything- shame is a feeling
Describe the government and institutions where Equality lives.
Collectivism; individuality is nonexistent. Everything is a routine
What does Equality mean when he says, "They"?
Liberty
Who is Liberty and what does she do?
A girl that Equality took notice of; She works the soil and lives in the Home of the
Peasants beyond the city
What is a Transgression of Preference? How did Equality commit such a
transgression or transgressions?
A sin or error in showing preference to someone. Preferred Liberty and went over and
talked to her, he realizes the transgression and knows that he is different. Also when he
wanted to be accepted into the home of the scholars
, What is the Time of Mating? Why does Equality think being sent to the Palace of
Mating as being a "shameful matter"?
The time each spring when all the men, older than 20, and women, older than 18, are
sent for one night to the City Palace of Mating. The girls mature earlier. Parents and
children never see each other. You don't know the person. He's uncomfortable
How are children raised in Equality's society?
In the Home of the Infants and the Home of the Students
Why doesn't Liberty want Equality to be one of her brothers?
She is attracted to him
Why does Equality care about Liberty's age?
Since she is 17, he does not want her to be sent to the Palace of Mating next year
What is wrong with Equality's brothers?
They are in fear, have nightmares. Their nightmares are normal to us but different to
equality
Why is Equality afraid of the Uncharted Forest?
People who enter are perish from hunger and from the claws of the wild beast which
roam the forest
What are the Unmentionable Times?
People fought the Evil Ones and the Evil Ones were conquered. Then great fires burned
the evil ones and the things made by the evil ones. And the fire was called The Dawn of
the Great Rebirth
What is the punishment for speaking the Unspeakable Word?
Put to death
What has Equality discovered and what has he learned from it?
Electricity; causes the needle on the compass move, causes electricity, metal draws the
power of the sky
Why does Equality think that the Council of Scholars is blind?
He has more knowledge than the Council of Scholars, much more to learn, stuff the
council does not understand does not matter, they don't take risks, narrow-minded,
don't accept change,
A euphemism is defined as "the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive
expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; also : the
expression so substituted" For example, Equality is not assigned a job; he is
given a "Life Mandate". What other euphemisms have you discovered in this
book?
The Palace of Mating, Home of Infants, Home of Students, Home of the Useless,
Unmentionable times
What name has Equality given to Liberty? Why?
The Golden One. She is special to him and stands out from the other brothers
Do you think that the name is appropriate? Why or why not?
What name has Liberty given to Equality?
The Unconquered. Yes because Equality is foreign to her and she is not used to him
What is Liberty's Life Mandate?
Planting seeds
What did Equality intend to do with his discovery?
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In what is Equality writing? (i.e., what format is he writing?)
Diary, first person; stolen paper
Describe Equality's physical appearance.
6 feet tall
What is Equality's curse?
Being 6 feet tall because they are too tall and stand out
Compare the Home of the Infants, the Home of the Students, and the Home of the
Street Sweepers.
Home of the Infants- where they lived until they were 5, children born in the same year,
everything was clean and white, everyone was similar. Home of the students- ten years
of learning; Home of the Sweet Sweepers- where all of the sweep sweepers live. All
very routine
Why was Equality pleased with his Life Mandate?
Equality was guilty but now he had a way to atone for it by living in equality with his
fellow brothers
Describe a typical day in Equality's life.
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
What is ironic about the Social Meeting?
They stay in their "groups" and don't socialize with brothers of other trades, they are
spoken to, they aren't social
Why are friends forbidden?
One should not love one brother more than another
What is Equality's crime?
Shows preference over other people but his name is equality so it's ironic; he has his
own thoughts
Why does Equality feel no shame in committing his crime?
He doesn't feel like he is doing anything wrong; has little emotion in the beginning of the
book, should not feel anything- shame is a feeling
Describe the government and institutions where Equality lives.
Collectivism; individuality is nonexistent. Everything is a routine
What does Equality mean when he says, "They"?
Liberty
Who is Liberty and what does she do?
A girl that Equality took notice of; She works the soil and lives in the Home of the
Peasants beyond the city
What is a Transgression of Preference? How did Equality commit such a
transgression or transgressions?
A sin or error in showing preference to someone. Preferred Liberty and went over and
talked to her, he realizes the transgression and knows that he is different. Also when he
wanted to be accepted into the home of the scholars
, What is the Time of Mating? Why does Equality think being sent to the Palace of
Mating as being a "shameful matter"?
The time each spring when all the men, older than 20, and women, older than 18, are
sent for one night to the City Palace of Mating. The girls mature earlier. Parents and
children never see each other. You don't know the person. He's uncomfortable
How are children raised in Equality's society?
In the Home of the Infants and the Home of the Students
Why doesn't Liberty want Equality to be one of her brothers?
She is attracted to him
Why does Equality care about Liberty's age?
Since she is 17, he does not want her to be sent to the Palace of Mating next year
What is wrong with Equality's brothers?
They are in fear, have nightmares. Their nightmares are normal to us but different to
equality
Why is Equality afraid of the Uncharted Forest?
People who enter are perish from hunger and from the claws of the wild beast which
roam the forest
What are the Unmentionable Times?
People fought the Evil Ones and the Evil Ones were conquered. Then great fires burned
the evil ones and the things made by the evil ones. And the fire was called The Dawn of
the Great Rebirth
What is the punishment for speaking the Unspeakable Word?
Put to death
What has Equality discovered and what has he learned from it?
Electricity; causes the needle on the compass move, causes electricity, metal draws the
power of the sky
Why does Equality think that the Council of Scholars is blind?
He has more knowledge than the Council of Scholars, much more to learn, stuff the
council does not understand does not matter, they don't take risks, narrow-minded,
don't accept change,
A euphemism is defined as "the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive
expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; also : the
expression so substituted" For example, Equality is not assigned a job; he is
given a "Life Mandate". What other euphemisms have you discovered in this
book?
The Palace of Mating, Home of Infants, Home of Students, Home of the Useless,
Unmentionable times
What name has Equality given to Liberty? Why?
The Golden One. She is special to him and stands out from the other brothers
Do you think that the name is appropriate? Why or why not?
What name has Liberty given to Equality?
The Unconquered. Yes because Equality is foreign to her and she is not used to him
What is Liberty's Life Mandate?
Planting seeds
What did Equality intend to do with his discovery?
