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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of a "modern" song that the narrator listens to?
(a) "Pythagoras' Trousers."
(b) "Unrequited Love."
(c) "Science is Sexy."
(d) "I Need You."

2. What mathematical concept does D-503 recall from his childhood that frustrates him?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Pairs.
(c) Irrational roots.
(d) Prime numbers.

3. What facial feature of R-13's does D-503 describe as "Negroid?"
(a) His cheeks.
(b) His nose.
(c) His lips.
(d) His eyes.

4. What ancient word does I-330 use to address D-503?
(a) You.
(b) Lover.
(c) Sir.
(d) Thou.

5. According to the narrator, what two concepts does the One State conquer?
(a) Love and Hate.
(b) Hunger and Love.
(c) Poverty and Hunger.
(d) Rage and War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feature does the narrator initially notice about I-330?

2. For how long have the One State's sexual practices been in place?

3. Who does D-503 believe he is bound to by an unseen cord?

4. What does D-503 claim he is producing instead of an ode to the One State?

5. To whom does I-330 refer as her "constant admirer?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does D-503 consider it his duty to do in writing "We"?

2. What does the narrator mean when he refers to his "shaggy self?"

3. How does D-503 see his relationships with R-13 and O-90?

4. How does D-503 claim to feel about I-330 during their initial encounters?

5. What task has R-13 been given for the sentencing of the criminal?

6. What is significant about D-503's visit with I-330 on the street corner?

7. How are members of the One State identified?

8. When, according to D-503, does man cease to be a savage?

9. What images does D-503 see when he dreams for the first time in his life?

10. When does D-503 realize, for the first time, that he is jealous of other men with I-330?

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