Burmese Days Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 5

Quiz: Chapter 5

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Many of Flory's early years in Burma were spent ____________________________.
a) drinking and visiting whores.
b) working around the clock.
c) saving money to send home to his parents.
d) drinking and fighting with natives.

2. Who does Flory feel is the entity to blame for his dishonor and futility?
a) The Burmese Natives
b) The English
c) Veraswami
d) Himself

3. What is Flory's excuse for evading the war in England?
a) He was "sticking by his job."
b) He was "choosing peace."
c) He was "fighting his own battles."
d) He was refusing to become a man.

4. Orwell claims that the notion of men at the 'outposts of Empire'...
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