(1) amending the U.S. Constitution
(2) mind-control experiments
(3) intelligence testing
(4) equality under the law
(5) brain surgery
Based on this excerpt, what would you
expect the theme of this story to be?
(1) the impact of poverty
(2) constitutional government
(3) sexual attraction
(4) the unrestrained power of government
(5) springtime and rebirth
The year was 2081, and everybody was
finally equal.They weren’t only equal
before God and the law.They were equal
every which way. Nobody was smarter than
anybody else. Nobody was stronger or
quicker than anybody else. All this equality
was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th
Amendments to the Constitution, and to
the unceasing vigilance of agents of the
United States Handicapper General.
Some things about living still weren’t
quite right, though. April, for instance,
still drove people crazy by not being
springtime. And it was in that clammy
month that the H-G men took George
and Hazel Bergeron’s fourteen-year-old
son, Harrison, away.
It was tragic, all right, but George and
Hazel couldn’t think about it very hard.
Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence,
which meant she couldn’t think about
anything except in short bursts. And
George, while his intelligence was way
above normal, had a little mental
handicap radio in his ear. He was required
by law to wear it at all times. It was
tuned to a government transmitter. Every
twenty seconds or so, the transmitter
would send out some sharp noise to keep
people like George from taking unfair
advantage of their brains.
(2) mind-control experiments
(3) intelligence testing
(4) equality under the law
(5) brain surgery
Based on this excerpt, what would you
expect the theme of this story to be?
(1) the impact of poverty
(2) constitutional government
(3) sexual attraction
(4) the unrestrained power of government
(5) springtime and rebirth
The year was 2081, and everybody was
finally equal.They weren’t only equal
before God and the law.They were equal
every which way. Nobody was smarter than
anybody else. Nobody was stronger or
quicker than anybody else. All this equality
was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th
Amendments to the Constitution, and to
the unceasing vigilance of agents of the
United States Handicapper General.
Some things about living still weren’t
quite right, though. April, for instance,
still drove people crazy by not being
springtime. And it was in that clammy
month that the H-G men took George
and Hazel Bergeron’s fourteen-year-old
son, Harrison, away.
It was tragic, all right, but George and
Hazel couldn’t think about it very hard.
Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence,
which meant she couldn’t think about
anything except in short bursts. And
George, while his intelligence was way
above normal, had a little mental
handicap radio in his ear. He was required
by law to wear it at all times. It was
tuned to a government transmitter. Every
twenty seconds or so, the transmitter
would send out some sharp noise to keep
people like George from taking unfair
advantage of their brains.