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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Firefighter.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Judge.

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

4. What does the narrator call the hospital?
(a) "The Tomb."
(b) "L'hopital du mort."
(c) "Hopital X."
(d) "Nurse Ratchet's wing."

5. According to Orwell, what flaw is apparent in all of the examples of "bad English" that he presents in Chapter 6?
(a) Poor grammar.
(b) A lack of creativity.
(c) Inappropriate metaphors.
(d) A lack of precision.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about the English language?

2. In Chapter 7, Orwell wonders if Gandhi was motivated by what vice?

3. Why does Orwell dislike words such as "constitute" and "phenomenon"?

4. How did Gandhi feel about Satyagraha?

5. What is the subject of Gulliver's ranting in the second book of "Gulliver's Travels"?

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