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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is a citizen of what country?
(a) India.
(b) Britain.
(c) Burma.
(d) Australia.

2. What does Orwell say about Tolstoy's conversion?
(a) He never converted; it was a rumor.
(b) He did it to better his reputation, not because his belief was sincere.
(c) He only exchanged one form of egotism for another.
(d) He was swayed by false prophets.

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

4. How many people were killed by the elephant while it was rampaging?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

5. How do the hospital staff sterilize their equipment between patients?
(a) They dip the tools in rubbing alcohol.
(b) They use an autoclave.
(c) They don't.
(d) They boil the tools.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Burmese treat the narrator?

2. According to Orwell, what word best describes Tolstoy's criticisms?

3. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?

4. What sort of bath does the hospital staff give the narrator?

5. Patients in the narrator's hospital are used for what?

(see the answer key)

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