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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tolstoy wrote a biting criticism of what playwright's work?
(a) Aeschylus.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Marlowe
(d) Molière.

2. Overall, how does Orwell feel about "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) He understands, and sympathizes with, Swift's message, but thinks the books are poorly executed.
(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 is bored by them, and doesn't understand people's fascination with the story.

3. What is in the prisoner's cell?
(a) A plank bed and water pot.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A bedroll.
(d) A cot and toilet.

4. What has the elephant destroyed?
(a) A newsstand.
(b) A.grove of trees, a hut, and a bicycle.
(c) A bamboo hut, some fruit stalls, and a rubbish van.
(d) A cart with vegetables in it.

5. Where is the narrator working?
(a) Burma.
(b) Japan.
(c) India.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gulliver disapproves of what sort of knowledge, according to Orwell?

2. Where did the elephant come from?

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

4. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?

5. What does Orwell say about Tolstoy's conversion?

(see the answer key)

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