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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Inside the Whale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Orwell's study of English literature shows that English literature moves from a focus on the beauty of nature to a focus on the tragic nature of what?
(a) Society.
(b) Life.
(c) Living.
(d) Children.

2. What city is "Tropic of Cancer" set in?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Madrid.

3. What is the name for an entire phrase that stands for single words?
(a) Small operators.
(b) Summary phrases.
(c) False operators.
(d) Summary words.

4. What is one of the common writing errors that Orwell points out in his essay?
(a) Using dead analogies.
(b) Using dying phrases.
(c) Using dead languages.
(d) Using dying metaphors.

5. According to Orwell, how does Kipling view life?
(a) Imperialistically.
(b) Insensitvely.
(c) Artistically.
(d) Morally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell, although he once found Houseman to be enjoyable, now finds his writings to be what?

2. What style is "Tropic of Cancer" written in?

3. Orwell believes that good English writing demands what?

4. Totalitarian Russia is associated with what type of political beliefs?

5. Orwell believes that most of the post-Great War writers wrote without what?

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