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by Anthony Burgess

A Clockwork Orange Quiz 1

1. What does F. Alexander believe the loss of free will turns a human into?

  • "A deterministic date"
  • "A predestined pear"
  • "A clockwork orange"
  • "A robotic raisin"

2. What is the first sentence of the book, later repeated at strategic moments?

  • "'Ultra-violence, ultra-violence'"
  • "'What will happen to me?'"
  • "'What's it going to be then, eh?'"
  • "'O my brothers'"

3. Whose wife does Alex rape in Part One?

  • P.R. Deltoid's
  • Dr. Brodsky's
  • F. Alexander's
  • The Minister of the Interior's

4. What drink do Alex and his gang mix drugs into?

  • Beer
  • Milk
  • Water
  • Orange juice

5. What is Alex's favorite musical piece?

  • Bob Dylan's "Girl From the North Country"
  • Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
  • The Clash's "White Man in Hammersmith Palais"
  • Bach's Cantatas

6. What is Alex's weapon of choice?

  • A razor
  • A bat
  • A club
  • A knife

7. Who in Alex's gang becomes a policeman?

  • Pete
  • Georgie
  • Billyboy
  • Dim

8. Who in Alex's gang dies?

  • Pete
  • Georgie
  • Billyboy
  • Dim

9. Who in Alex's gang marries?

  • Pete
  • Georgie
  • Billyboy
  • Dim

10. Who is the leader of a rival gang?

  • Pete
  • Georgie
  • Billyboy
  • Dim

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