Brave New World

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Brave New World Issues Inventory

• Birth control should be practiced by all sexually active adults. Agree or Disagree

• It is the responsibility of the females only to take birth control. Agree or Disagree

• Birth control should be regulated by the government. Agree or Disagree

• Sex education should be taught in schools. Agree or Disagree

• There is too much emphasis placed on sports in this country. Agree or Disagree

• Only a handful of people in the world make the most important decisions regarding laws, freedoms, and policy. Agree or Disagree

• A majority of people in the world have absolutely no power to make important decisions regarding laws, freedoms, and policy.

• It is possible to climb the socio-economic ladder in America. Agree or Disagree

• The mass media programs us to feels fear and bias toward others. Agree or Disagree

• America is a utopia of freedom and democracy. Agree or Disagree

• Humans should not be cloned. Agree or Disagree

• Human organs should not be cloned for implantation. Agree or Disagree

• Test tube baby conception is morally wrong. Agree or Disagree

• The mass media promotes sex. Agree or Disagree

Brave New World Vocabulary

• Science Fiction –

• Utopia –

• Dystopia –

• Satire –

• Totalitarianism –

• Genetic Engineering –

• Caste System –

• Cloning –

• Mass Production –

• Pavlovian Conditioning –

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Pre-reading guide over the scientific issues in the novel and vocabulary