left text excerpt:names and hazel were watching television. there were tears on hazels cheeks,hazel forgotten for the moment what they were about.the television screen were ballerinas.a buzzer sounded in georges head. his thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from aclar alarm.\it was a real pretty dance, that dance they just did,\ said hazel.\uh,\ said george. hat dance — it was nice,\ said hazel.\yup,\ said george. he tried to think a little about the ballerinas. they werentreally very good — no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. theywere burdened with sashweights and bags of birdshot, and their faces weremasked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, wouldfeel like something the cat drug in. george was toying with the vague notion thatmaybe dancers shouldnt be handicapped. but he didnt get very far with it beforeanother noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts.george winced. so did two out of the eight ballerinas.hazel saw him wince. having no mental handicap herself, she had to ask georgewhat the latest sound had been.\sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball peen hammer,\ saidgeorge.\i think it would be real interesting, hearing all the different sounds,\ said hazel,a little envious. \all the things they think up.
ight side:guiding questionsquestion 2 of 8why has george been given a handicap by thegovernment but hazel has not?a hazel has average intelligence and is not a threatto others.b georges abilities are low and need to beimproved.c hazel complied with the governments orderswhile george fought them.d george picked this handicap because he wantedto know what it felt like to be handicapped.

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left text excerpt:names and hazel were watching television. there were tears on hazels cheeks,hazel forgotten for the moment what they were about.the television screen were ballerinas.a buzzer sounded in georges head. his thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from aclar alarm.\it was a real pretty dance, that dance they just did,\ said hazel.\uh,\ said george.	hat dance — it was nice,\ said hazel.\yup,\ said george. he tried to think a little about the ballerinas. they werentreally very good — no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. theywere burdened with sashweights and bags of birdshot, and their faces weremasked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, wouldfeel like something the cat drug in. george was toying with the vague notion thatmaybe dancers shouldnt be handicapped. but he didnt get very far with it beforeanother noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts.george winced. so did two out of the eight ballerinas.hazel saw him wince. having no mental handicap herself, she had to ask georgewhat the latest sound had been.\sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball peen hammer,\ saidgeorge.\i think it would be real interesting, hearing all the different sounds,\ said hazel,a little envious. \all the things they think up.
ight side:guiding questionsquestion 2 of 8why has george been given a handicap by thegovernment but hazel has not?a hazel has average intelligence and is not a threatto others.b georges abilities are low and need to beimproved.c hazel complied with the governments orderswhile george fought them.d george picked this handicap because he wantedto know what it felt like to be handicapped.

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# Brief Explanations:
In the context of *Harrison Bergeron*, the government enforces handicaps to make everyone equal. Those with above-average intelligence or abilities receive handicaps to limit them. Hazel has average intelligence, so she does not need a handicap to be equal to others, while George's above-average intelligence requires a mental handicap. Option B is incorrect because George's abilities are above average, not low. Option C is incorrect as George complies with the rules, not fights them. Option D is incorrect because the handicap is forced, not chosen.
# Answer:
A. Hazel has average intelligence and is not a threat to others.

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