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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?
(a) Italian scholars.
(b) German professors.
(c) English noblemen.
(d) American writers.

2. What object is linked to the Vicar of Bray?
(a) A yew tree.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A gold medallion.
(d) A pocket watch.

3. How does Orwell feel about winning by cheating?
(a) A win is a win, regardless of how it is earned.
(b) It's okay, if the cheating team is so far behind that winning one game won't affect the overall outcome.
(c) It is a win without honor or meaning.
(d) It's okay, as long as the other team is also cheating.

4. Orwell refers to the art of which countries to prove that those who work outdoors are interested in nature?
(a) China and Japan.
(b) Egypt and Spain.
(c) Spain and France.
(d) America and England.

5. Why does Orwell dismiss Tolstoy's criticism?
(a) Tolstoy was prejudiced against the English.
(b) Orwell doesn't think highly of Tolstoy's writings.
(c) It is impossible to prove.
(d) Tolstoy wasn't educated enough to write well-informed criticisms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's profession?

2. According to Orwell, what is not a popular subject in his essays?

3. How many people were killed by the elephant while it was rampaging?

4. In "The Managerial Revolution", what does Burnham say about capitalism?

5. What relationship does Orwell establish between social justice and nature?

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