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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the magistrates and police do after the prisoner's death?
(a) Drink.
(b) Pray.
(c) Go back to work.
(d) Sleep.

2. The hibernation period of the animal discussed in Chapter 12 generally draws to a close in time for what?
(a) The toad to eat, before it starves.
(b) Summer.
(c) Collecting food for another hibernation.
(d) The spring mating season.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the elephant destroyed?

2. Why does Orwell claim that his readers think farmers and fishermen wouldn't be interested in reading his essays about nature?

3. What does Orwell refer to as the era of great murder mystery literature?

4. The murderer, according to Orwell, kills his victim to avoid what?

5. The fourth speaker, in Chapter 8, defended the purges in what country?

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