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The title and structure of The Handmaid’s Tale echoes another famous work of literature. Which is it?

• Grimm’s Fairy Tales

• Tales of Hoffmann

• The Canterbury Tales

• The work of Shakespeare

The Republic of Gilead was established by the “Sons of Jacob”. In the Bible, who were the wives of Jacob?

• Efrat and Tzipporah

• Hannah and Devorah

• Rachel and Leah

What is the generic term for high-ranking officials in Gilead?

• Patriarch

• Hewmbo (HE Who Must Be Obeyed)

• Commander

• Eye

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Handmaids in Gilead wear red. What is their main function in society?

• Acting as personal assistants to officials’ wives

• Cooking and cleaning

• Bearing children for infertile wives

• All of them

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What are the handmaids’ heavy white bonnets – which restrict peripheral vision and hide their identities – called?

• Snows

• Wings

• Snoods

• Caps

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What is the name of the Secret Service of Gilead?

• The Eyes of God

• The Wrath (of God)

• Breach

• Aunts

What function do “Aunts” perform in relation to Handmaids?

• Midwifery

• Training and discipline

• Laundry

• Cooking

Married lower-rank women wear stripey clothing to denote multiple roles. What are they called?

• Econowives

• Delta-minuses

• Marthas

• Aunts

What are “Angels”?

• Executioners

• Soldiers on active duty

• Members of the Gilead appeal court

• Secret police

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The type of society in The Handmaid’s Tale might be labelled as…

• Dystopian

• Utopian

• Heterotopian

• Theocratic