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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, although he once found Houseman to be enjoyable, now finds his writings to be what?
(a) Boring.
(b) Off-color.
(c) Quaint.
(d) Ridiculous.

2. 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) Living.
(c) Children.
(d) Life.

3. Kipling feels that suppressing and controlling native people is what?
(a) Horrible.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Bestial.
(d) Normal.

4. Kipling's poetry has penetrated into everyday language because Kipling did what?
(a) Used common language.
(b) Used colorful language.
(c) Told fanciful stories.
(d) Told the truth.

5. When was Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" published?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell, repeatedly, refer to Kipling's poetry?

2. According to Orwell, how does Kipling view life?

3. To a modern sensibility, much of Kipling's philosophy is what?

4. Orwell believes that automatic and uncritical thought does what to language?

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

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