Question

question 5 of 10
which excerpt most clearly suggests that george and hazel are living in a
dystopian society in the story \harrison bergeron\?

a. ballerinas, technicians, musicians, and announcers cowered on
their knees before him, expecting to die.

b. the photograph of harrison bergeron on the screen jumped again
and again, as though dancing to the tune of an earthquake.

c. and to offset his good looks, the h - g men required that he wear at
all times a red rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved
off.

d. the picture showed the full length of harrison against a
background calibrated in feet and inches. he was exactly seven
feet tall.

Explanation:

Dystopian societies often feature oppressive control to enforce artificial equality. Option C describes the H-G (Handicapper General) men forcing Harrison to wear physical handicaps to reduce his attractiveness, directly showing the government's invasive, dehumanizing control over individual traits—core to the dystopian setting of "Harrison Bergeron". Other options lack this explicit display of oppressive societal control.

Answer:

C. And to offset his good looks, the H-G men required that he wear at all times a red rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved off.