Mr. Gibbons English IV 2016-2017 Anthem study guide Chapter 1 1. Equality 7-2521 is unique. In the first chapter, there are at least six references to his being different. Cite them. 2. According to Equality, what is the blackest transgression and the root of all evil? 3. What is Equality’s age? According to the Teachers and Leaders, why was there “evil in your bones, Equality 7-2521”? 4. The World Council is the body of all truth. What is the “Great Truth”? 5. What is the penalty of speaking of the times before the “Great Rebirth”? 6. Where are the Old Ones placed? How old are the Ancient Ones? 7. In our society, citizens can ultimately choose for themselves their vocations; what is the contrast to this in Anthem? 8. Where did Equality wish to work? 9. An anachronism is some object or idea that appears outside of its own time. There are several anachronisms relevant to the discovery Equality makes. Identify some of these. 10. What answer does Equality have when he asks, “We ask, why must we know, but it has no answer to give us”? 11. Where did the Council of Vocations place Equality? 12. What is the method of telling time? 1 Mr. Gibbons English IV 2016-2017 13. How long is the work day for Equality? 14. Briefly explain what awaits the citizens at the end of the work day. 15. Identify Union 5-3992. 16. Identify International 4-8818. 17. Equality cites several examples of his being guilty of the Transgression of Preference. What are these? 18. Where was the place from the Unmentionable Times? 19. How does International 4-8818 display his love for Equality? 20. Equality has an advantage because of his vocation. Explain this fact in relation to his “sin” Chapter 2 1. Identify Liberty 5-3000 2. From what illness did Equality 7-2521 suffer? 3. Why did Liberty not speak to Equality? 4. When Equality thinks of Liberty, what does he feel? 5. What name did Equality give Liberty? 6. What is the function of the Council of Eugenics? 7. What is the relationship of parents to children? 2 Mr. Gibbons English IV 2016-2017 8. What had been Equality’s experience with the Palace of Mating and his reaction to it? 9. Why did Equality finally speak to Liberty? 10. What was the first thing Equality said to her? 11. Why did Equality enquire about Liberty’s age? What was her age? From what was she safe? 12. Why had Equality been reprimanded? 13. Why should Equality be happy, according to the one of the Home Council who reprimanded him? 14. What is the emotion that “walks through the city”? 15. From where did Equality get his strength for his “above ground” hours? 16. What is the contrast between Fraternity 2-5503 and Solidarity 9-6347? 17. What are the legends of the Uncharted Forest? What do citizens whisper is there? 18. What happens to those who speak the Unspeakable Word? 19. What is the association between Equality and the Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word? 20. How did Equality view the Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word? 3 Mr. Gibbons English IV 2016-2017 Chapter 3 1. Why does Equality think the Council of Scholars is blind? 2. What was the new power of nature that Equality discovered? 3. With whom could he share his discovery? Chapter 4 1. What name had Liberty given Equality? 2. What were the words Equality spoke to Liberty that had never been spoken before? 3. What is unique about their attraction? Chapter 5 1. What had Equality made? 2. A simile is a comparison between two things and is introduced by “like” or “as.” Find the simile used after Equality blew out the candle, and discuss its significance. 3. What was Equality’s plan for his discovery; why did he think the transgression would not matter? 4. What is the simile used when Equality realizes he does care for his own body? How is it significant? 5. What is the strange thought that came over Equality? Why is it significant? Chapter 6 1. How had Equality been caught? 2. Where was he taken? 4 Mr. Gibbons English IV 2016-2017 3. What was his punishment? Why was he punished? 4. Why did Equality want to escape? 5. Why was escape easy? Chapter 7 1. Identify Collective 0-0009. 2. How did the venerable scholars respond when Equality identified himself as a Street Sweeper? 3. How did Equality gain control of them? 4. How did the Scholars respond to the light? 5. For what purpose did Equality want to work with the scholars? 6. When Collective spoke, how did he chastise Equality? 7. What was the response of Collective and International to Equality? 8. What were some arguments against the “box”? 9. What did the Scholars decide must happen to the “box”? 10. What truth does Equality face? 11. What was his only regret? 12. Why had men not followed him when he fled the Scholars? 5 Mr. Gibbons English IV 2016-2017 Chapter 8 1. In the Uncharted Forest, what are some new experiences encountered by Equality? 2. What was Equality’s response upon remembering that he is “Damned”? Chapter 9 1. The reappearance of the Golden One marks a new beginning. What is her plea and commitment? What is Equality’s response? 2. What realization comes from Equality’s physical contact with the Golden One? 3. How do they survive? 4. What are some of the many questions that arise in Equality’s mind? Chapter 10 1. What is the house like? Chapter 11 1. What all does Equality discover about himself? 2. What treasures did he guard? 3. What are the three holy words? 4. Discuss the significance of “We” as Equality sees it. Chapter 12 1. When he encountered the word “I,” why did Equality cry? 2. What name did Equality choose for himself and why? 6 Mr. Gibbons English IV 2016-2017 3. What name was given to the Golden One? 4. What is the reference to the “Saint of the Pyre”? 5. What would become Equality’s weapon? 6. For what reason did Equality wish to return to the cursed city? 7. Trace the fall of man according to Equality’s analysis? 8. What reduced man into submission? 9. In your own words, what do you see as Equality’s hope? Gaea: Greek deity: Mother Earth Prometheus: In Greek mythology, he stole fire from Mount Olympus. A champion of men against the gods, he tricked Zeus into choosing fat and bone as the gods’ portion of sacrifices, leaving the flesh for humans. Angrily, Zeus withheld fire from people, but Prometheus stole it. As punishment, Prometheus was chained to a rock, where an eagle tore out his liver by day, and it grew again by night. He was eventually rescued. Ego: “the ‘I’ or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought” --The Random House College Dictionary “Ego development occurs for two primary reasons: (1) the life path one follows, and (2) the difficult, challenging experiences that are unique to the individual.” --Reeve, J. Understanding Motivation and Emotion. p. 421 “…genuine intimacy can follow only after identity formation. That is, identity precedes the possibility of real intimacy with another person.” --Erikson, Erik quoted in Collins, W. A. and Sprinthall, N. A. Adolescent Psychology: A Developmental View. P. 172 7
