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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Inside the Whale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Orwell's study of English literature shows that English literature moves from a focus on the beauty of nature to a focus on the tragic nature of what?
(a) Living.
(b) Society.
(c) Children.
(d) Life.

2. When political truth is difficult, meaningless ________ becomes acceptable.
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Metaphors.
(d) Descriptions.

3. What is one of the common writing errors that Orwell points out in his essay?
(a) Using dead analogies.
(b) Using dead languages.
(c) Using dying phrases.
(d) Using dying metaphors.

4. Kipling's poetry has penetrated into everyday language because Kipling did what?
(a) Used common language.
(b) Used colorful language.
(c) Told fanciful stories.
(d) Told the truth.

5. Orwell says that bad English is a good vehicle for what kind of speech?
(a) Moral.
(b) Political.
(c) Rhetorical.
(d) Honest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" published?

2. Totalitarian Russia is associated with what type of political beliefs?

3. How does Orwell, repeatedly, refer to Kipling's poetry?

4. Orwell believes that good English writing demands what?

5. What style is "Tropic of Cancer" written in?

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