| Anthem | Authors Background | Key Facts | Literary Elements |
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What is the definition of transgression?
An act that goes against a law
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Where was the author born?
Russia
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What was the protagonists full name?
Equality 7-2521
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Anthem is spoken in what point of view?
First person
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What is the definition of plunder?
Steal goods, typically using force.
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When was the author born?
Feburary 2, 1905
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What were Liberty and Equality's nicknames for each other.
Equality- Unconquered One
Liberty- Golden One |
When the Equality hints that he is going to the Council to show them his glass box, which literary element is being used?
Foreshadowing
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What is the definition of avert?
Turn away or aside
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When did she leave the Soviet Union?
In late 1925
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Where was the setting in this story?
An unidentified city in the future
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What is the tone in Anthem?
It has a very serious tone and also solemn.
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What is the definition of brine?
A strong solution of salt and water used for pickling.
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What inspired Ayn to write Anthem?
The attacks of individualism she saw in Russia.
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What was Equality's internal conflict?
Equality is wanting to find himself rather than be the same in the whole community.
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When Equality is being beaten at the "Palace of Corrective Detention" which literary term is being used?
Conflict
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What is the definition of deign?
When you do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
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What was Ayn's first novel?
The Fountainhead
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What word did the Transgressor say to get him killed?
"I"
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Who is the supporting character in Anthem?
Equality or The Golden One
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