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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the magistrates and police convene after the prisoner's death?
(a) At the local tavern.
(b) They don't convene, they all go to their own homes.
(c) Close to the location of the corpse.
(d) On the side of town opposite the gallows.

2. The third speaker, in Chapter 8, attacked what?
(a) The government's choice to regulate news media.
(b) The unnecessarily severe punishments for violating censorship laws.
(c) The inability of the government to police all media successfully.
(d) Laws that challenged obscenity in literary products.

3. According to Orwell, what word best describes Tolstoy's criticisms?
(a) Prejudiced.
(b) Indirect.
(c) Inconsistent.
(d) Obsolete.

4. According to Orwell, what do newspapers try to do when reporting on sports events?
(a) Incite fans.
(b) Report as accurately as possible.
(c) Cover up the enmity between opposing sides.
(d) Make their team look good.

5. According to Orwell, literature is in danger from censorship, and what else?
(a) The poor quality of public education.
(b) The corporate sponsorship of writers.
(c) A loss of interest in literature among young adults.
(d) The lack of affordable higher education.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?

2. What is in the prisoner's cell?

3. What is the crowd's reaction to the prisoner's chant?

4. What does Orwell compare athletes to?

5. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?

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