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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dialogue in Miller's novel is what?
(a) Strange.
(b) Short.
(c) Coarse.
(d) Illiterate.

2. Orwell believes that stringent social conformism means that the greatest writers write what type of works?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Short stories.
(d) Fiction.

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

4. When does Orwell meet Miller?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1934.

5. Miller telld Orwell that his goal of direct participation in the Spanish Civil War was what?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Moronic.
(d) Idiotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell says that using bad English is what?

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

3. In what decade does a new group of writers who begin to focus on the ideal of a serious purpose in life emerge?

4. When political truth is difficult, meaningless ________ becomes acceptable.

5. What is one of the common writing errors that Orwell points out in his essay?

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