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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Reflections on Gandhi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gandhi became a political figure because he experienced what?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Prestige.
(c) Discrimination.
(d) Resentment.

2. How many writing samples does Orwell mention in the beginning of "Politics and the English Language"?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

3. Dickens believes that what type of children shouldn't have to work long shifts in crushing labor?
(a) Young.
(b) Gifted.
(c) Rich.
(d) Small.

4. What type of literature does Kipling write?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Serial stories.
(d) Novels.

5. Dickens writes from what point of view?
(a) Poor.
(b) Rich.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Bourgeois.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the British feel about Gandhi?

2. Gandhi was part of what country's independence movement?

3. Orwell says that bad English is a good vehicle for what kind of speech?

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

5. Kipling's ideas result in poetry that portrays the common foot soldier as what?

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