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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin asserts that the people of Omelas are not what kind of human ancestors?
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Apes.
(c) Troglodytes.
(d) Neanderthals.

2. The people of Omelas are said to lack what type of leader?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A public steward.
(c) A magistrate.
(d) A king.

3. What event is being celebrated at the depicted festival?
(a) Winter.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Solstice.
(d) Summer.

4. What type of contest lies at the center of the festival depicted in Omelas?
(a) A race.
(b) A dressage event.
(c) A beauty contest.
(d) A fight to the death.

5. What is NOT a role LeGuin names in order to demonstrate the citizens' level of self-awareness?
(a) Bland utopians.
(b) Noble savages.
(c) Dulcent shepherds.
(d) Logical thinkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The second question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?

2. What is the sole piece of gear or accoutrement worn by the horses of Omelas?

3. What two modes of transportation does LeGuin imagine the people of Omelas using in order to reach the Festival of Summer?

4. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?

5. The woman passing out flowers is described as having what type of body?

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