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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Orwell use to describe modern sports?
(a) "Religion."
(b) "Cult."
(c) "Fad."
(d) "Hobby."

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

3. How does Orwell feel about the quality of contemporary murder literature?
(a) It is good, but declining.
(b) It is poor, but improving.
(c) It is good.
(d) It is poor.

4. In Chapter 18, Orwell describes an image of what, taken from books such as "Tom Sawyer" and "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
(a) A garden.
(b) A church.
(c) A schoolhouse.
(d) A home.

5. What does Orwell use as an example of a new form of children's literature?
(a) The "Penrod" series.
(b) The "Hardy Boys" series.
(c) The "Superman" comics.
(d) The "Nancy Drew" series.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell compares the price of a book to the price of what other luxury?

2. Which of these is NOT one of the books Orwell names as a "good bad book"?

3. Orwell says, in Chapter 12, that he has occasionally found what in summer?

4. What does Orwell suggest as an act of contrition for someone who has committed a sin?

5. Chapter 12 begins with a description of the life cycle of what animal?

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