Shooting an Elephant Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Shooting an Elephant Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Burnham, what place do workers occupy in the new socialist structure?
(a) They are somewhere in the middle of the pyramid.
(b) Burnham does not discuss the socialist position of workers, only managers.
(c) They are near the top of the pyramid.
(d) They are semi-slaves, who are at the bottom of the pyramid.

2. What does Burnham write about the atrocities Stalin committed?
(a) The things he did were so outrageous that the rest of the world was inclined to believe his reasons for doing so.
(b) The world knew Stalin was crazy, but couldn't do anything to stop him.
(c) The world wasn't aware of anything Stalin did until after he died.
(d) The world believed Stalin because he gave just enough evidence to back up his claims.

3. Gulliver disapproves of what sort of knowledge, according to Orwell?
(a) Abstract knowledge.
(b) Knowledge for its own sake.
(c) Knowledge used only for practical purposes.
(d) Knowledge supported by insufficient evidence.

4. According to Orwell, what were Smith's religious beliefs?
(a) He was not a religious man.
(b) Swift believed in a higher power, but rejected organized religions.
(c) Swift subscribed to his own form of spirituality.
(d) Swift was a firm believer in the necessity of organized religion.

5. Overall, how does Orwell feel about "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) He is bored by them, and doesn't understand people's fascination with the story.
(b) He feels that the books have an important message, but are poorly executed.
(c) He likes the books, and has reread them many times.
(d) He understands, and sympathizes with, Swift's message, but thinks the books are poorly executed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Orwell's reasoning for the shifts in Gulliver's character?

2. What aspect of "Gulliver's Travels" does Orwell discuss in Chapter 5?

3. How many works is the person in Chapter 14 attempting to review?

4. How does Gulliver believe science should be used?

5. According to Gulliver, scientists should not concern themselves with what area of thought?

(see the answer key)

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