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Questions and Answers
For how many days has Equality 7-2521 not written?
For how many days has Equality 7-2521 not written?
30 days
Why has Equality 7-2521 not written recently?
Why has Equality 7-2521 not written recently?
Because they have been caught.
What indicates to Equality 7-2521 that it is time to go to the City Theatre?
What indicates to Equality 7-2521 that it is time to go to the City Theatre?
Sand in a glass (most likely an hourglass).
How many hours pass before Equality 7-2521 must report to the City Theatre?
How many hours pass before Equality 7-2521 must report to the City Theatre?
What is the City Theatre constructed of?
What is the City Theatre constructed of?
What does Equality 7-2521 find when they report late to the City Theatre?
What does Equality 7-2521 find when they report late to the City Theatre?
Where does Equality 7-2521 decide to go when they realize the Theatre is empty?
Where does Equality 7-2521 decide to go when they realize the Theatre is empty?
Who questions Equality 7-2521 when they arrive at the Home of the Street Sweepers?
Who questions Equality 7-2521 when they arrive at the Home of the Street Sweepers?
What was seen in the faces of the Council of the Home?
What was seen in the faces of the Council of the Home?
Which of the Council questions Equality 7-2521? What do they say?
Which of the Council questions Equality 7-2521? What do they say?
What does Equality 7-2521 say in response to the Council of the Home's question? Why?
What does Equality 7-2521 say in response to the Council of the Home's question? Why?
What does the oldest of the Council of the Home tell the two younger members in response to Equality 7-2521's answer to their question?
What does the oldest of the Council of the Home tell the two younger members in response to Equality 7-2521's answer to their question?
To what room is Equality 7-2521 taken to in the Palace of Corrective Detention?
To what room is Equality 7-2521 taken to in the Palace of Corrective Detention?
Describe the Stone Room of which Equality 7-2521 is taken to.
Describe the Stone Room of which Equality 7-2521 is taken to.
What do the two strong men in the Stone Room first do to Equality 7-2521?
What do the two strong men in the Stone Room first do to Equality 7-2521?
How does the first whip from the lash of the strong men in the Stone Room feel to Equality 7-2521?
How does the first whip from the lash of the strong men in the Stone Room feel to Equality 7-2521?
How do the next lashes from the whip feel to Equality 7-2521?
How do the next lashes from the whip feel to Equality 7-2521?
How does Equality 7-2521 react to their beating?
How does Equality 7-2521 react to their beating?
What does the moving lash sound like?
What does the moving lash sound like?
After Equality 7-2521 loses count of how many times they have been whipped, how do they feel?
After Equality 7-2521 loses count of how many times they have been whipped, how do they feel?
What does Equality 7-2521 think of and see as they are being beaten?
What does Equality 7-2521 think of and see as they are being beaten?
What happens next to Equality 7-2521?
What happens next to Equality 7-2521?
How does Equality 7-2521 respond to the Judge's question?
How does Equality 7-2521 respond to the Judge's question?
What is sprinkled on the floor of the Stone Room while Equality 7-2521 is being tortured?
What is sprinkled on the floor of the Stone Room while Equality 7-2521 is being tortured?
What does Equality 7-2521 think before they pass out as they are repeatedly asked where they have been?
What does Equality 7-2521 think before they pass out as they are repeatedly asked where they have been?
How does Equality 7-2521 feel when they awake on the floor of a brick prison cell?
How does Equality 7-2521 feel when they awake on the floor of a brick prison cell?
For how many days does Equality 7-2521 lay in their prison cell?
For how many days does Equality 7-2521 lay in their prison cell?
How many times a day is Equality 7-2521 'visited' in their prison cell? Who 'visits' them?
How many times a day is Equality 7-2521 'visited' in their prison cell? Who 'visits' them?
Which group of Judges visit Equality 7-2521 first? Which group visits him later?
Which group of Judges visit Equality 7-2521 first? Which group visits him later?
How does Equality 7-2521 respond to the Judges when they ask where they were?
How does Equality 7-2521 respond to the Judges when they ask where they were?
When and why does Equality 7-2521 decide to escape prison?
When and why does Equality 7-2521 decide to escape prison?
Why does Equality 7-2521 find it easy to escape the prison in the Palace of Corrective Detention?
Why does Equality 7-2521 find it easy to escape the prison in the Palace of Corrective Detention?
Why are there no guards in the prison of the Palace of Corrective Detention?
Why are there no guards in the prison of the Palace of Corrective Detention?
What is the physical condition of Equality 7-2521?
What is the physical condition of Equality 7-2521?
Where does Equality 7-2521 first go after they escape prison?
Where does Equality 7-2521 first go after they escape prison?
In what state does Equality 7-2521 find their tunnel?
In what state does Equality 7-2521 find their tunnel?
When Equality 7-2521 realizes their invention and tunnel have been left untouched, how do they feel about the torture they had endured?
When Equality 7-2521 realizes their invention and tunnel have been left untouched, how do they feel about the torture they had endured?
What does Equality 7-2521 plan to do the next day?
What does Equality 7-2521 plan to do the next day?
What does Equality 7-2521 feel their discovery is?
What does Equality 7-2521 feel their discovery is?
What does Equality 7-2521 feel they will be working for, along with the Scholars?
What does Equality 7-2521 feel they will be working for, along with the Scholars?
What does Equality 7-2521 feel they will no longer be if they are welcomed into the Home of the Scholars?
What does Equality 7-2521 feel they will no longer be if they are welcomed into the Home of the Scholars?
Study Notes
Key Events and Details
- Equality 7-2521 has not written for 30 days due to being caught.
- An hourglass filled with sand signals it’s time to go to the City Theatre.
- Equality 7-2521 is three hours late to the City Theatre, only to find it empty.
- They intended to report to the Home of the Street Sweepers after realizing no one was there.
Interactions with the Council
- The Council of the Home exhibits no emotions towards Equality 7-2521 during questioning.
- The oldest Council member commands that Equality 7-2521 be taken to the Palace of Corrective Detention.
- Equality 7-2521 refuses to disclose the location of their secret tunnel or their discovery of light.
Experience in the Palace of Corrective Detention
- The Stone Room lacks windows and contains just an iron post and two hooded strong men.
- Equality 7-2521 is tied to the post and brutally whipped, experiencing immense pain but does not cry out.
- They feel a sense of detachment from their pain, visualizing the iron grill and stone walls instead.
Mental and Physical Resilience
- During their beating, Equality 7-2521 repeatedly thinks of "the light."
- They ultimately pass out from the torture but feel happy upon regaining consciousness.
- Equality 7-2521 stays in the cell for many days, seeing judges who inquire about their secret but revealing nothing.
Escape and Reactions
- Equality 7-2521 plans to escape the night before the World Council of Scholars meeting, motivated to present their light discovery.
- The lack of guards and old locks facilitate their escape, revealing a flaw in the society's control.
- Upon finding their secret tunnel untouched, they feel relieved and dismiss the pain of their past torture.
Future Aspirations
- Equality 7-2521 intends to present their invention to the World Council, believing their discovery will shield them from punishment.
- They view their invention as the "greatest gift ever offered to men" and anticipate working for the glory of mankind alongside the Scholars.
- If accepted into the Home of the Scholars, they hope to no longer be considered an outcast.
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Test your understanding of key events in the chapter featuring Equality 7-2521. Explore his interactions with the Council and his subsequent experience in the Palace of Corrective Detention. This quiz helps reinforce the themes of individuality and oppression in Ayn Rand's 'Anthem'.
