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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To Orwell, freedom of the press means the liberty to do what?
(a) Criticize and oppose.
(b) Put a spin on the story, as long as the facts are correct.
(c) Express personal opinions.
(d) Report anything, whether it is true or not.

2. What similarity does Orwell find between the Catholic and Communist ideologies?
(a) Both refuse to acknowledge the honesty and intellectual capability of their opponents.
(b) Both provide harsh punishments for dissenters.
(c) Both are based on an idea that sounds much better until it is put into practice.
(d) Both appoint a leader without the input of the followers.

3. According to Orwell, what flaw is shared by all of the titles he mentions in Chapter 16?
(a) A boring plot.
(b) Unmemorable characters.
(c) A kind of absurdity.
(d) Poor writing skill.

4. What is Orwell's reasoning for the shifts in Gulliver's character?
(a) Swift wanted a clear demarcation between each part of the story.
(b) Swift identified with Gulliver.
(c) Gulliver had multiple personality disorder.
(d) Gulliver represented four different people that Swift knew.

5. Why does the narrator eventually shoot the elephant?
(a) Because he wants to collect the reward.
(b) The angry crowd doesn't really give him a choice.
(c) Because he doesn't want anyone else to get hurt.
(d) Because it is his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator is a citizen of what country?

2. How does the elephant die?

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

4. Orwell states that books are the least expensive media pleasures, next to what?

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

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