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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Orwell believe was doing the best work for the unemployed in the thirties?
(a) The National Unemployed Workers' Union.
(b) The National Center for Employment Benefits.
(c) The National Communist Party.
(d) The National Employment Readiness Centers.

2. With what, according to Orwell, is socialism inextricably connected?
(a) The idea of machine production.
(b) The idea of better housing and working conditions.
(c) The idea of workers' solidarity.
(d) The idea of overthrow of the rich.

3. Where did Orwell first go to sleep with the beggars and criminals of the working class?
(a) Limehouse and Whitechapel.
(b) London and Sheffield.
(c) Orangehouse and Greychapel.
(d) Wigan and Sheffield.

4. What was done with the unusable shale inside of the mines?
(a) It was taken away by large trucks and brought to lakes and rivers.
(b) It was added to the coal and processed.
(c) It was left in the mine in empty mine shafts.
(d) It was brought to the surface and dumped into "dirt-heaps."

5. Who were the only permanent lodgers at the Brookers?
(a) Mr. Reilly and a man named Joe.
(b) Mr. Reilly and Mr. Orwell.
(c) Mr. Reilly and Mr. Simons.
(d) Mr. Reilly and the Irish miner with one hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Orwell cite as a reason class hatred seemed to be diminishing in the late 1930's?

2. What phrases have alienated people from Socialism, according to Orwell?

3. According to Mrs. Brooker, who was "at Canada?"

4. Why did Orwell's parents eventually forbid him to play with certain children in the neighborhood?

5. How did Orwell describe a slag heap?

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