Why are dead bodies burned in the World State?

• A. To honor tradition and ritual
• B. To expose the bodies quickly and create work
• C. To preserve bodies for future research
• D. To avoid costly cemeteries

Answer: (B)

The main idea is how the World State handles death to keep society efficient and under control. Cremating bodies quickly removes any funerary ritual or emotional response that could foster individual beliefs or grief, keeping death a clean, invisible event rather than a communal moment. At the same time, the process provides purposeful work for the state’s labor force, which fits the regime’s pattern of turning all tasks into meaningful employment. This combination—swift disposal plus built‑in work—best matches the World State’s priorities of efficiency and social stability. The other motives clash with the regime’s anti-tradition stance and its desire to suppress cemetery or research impulses, not reinforce them.