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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Why I Write.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Orwell says that he has generally only written solid prose when his political purpose was what?
(a) Democratically motivated.
(b) Well defined.
(c) Personal.
(d) Experienced first-hand.

2. The subsequent investigation finds that Orwell was _______ in shooting the elephant.
(a) Wrong.
(b) Brave.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Justified.

3. Orwell's early attempts at writing were focused on what type of poems?
(a) Descriptive.
(b) Rhyming.
(c) Historical.
(d) Comic.

4. Which is not a title Orwell lists as one of the boys' weeklies?
(a) Hound.
(b) Rover.
(c) Skipper.
(d) Champion.

5. What breaks during Orwell's second beating?
(a) The wood.
(b) The stick.
(c) The belt.
(d) The cane.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one example, Orwell translates a verse from what book into typical bad English?

2. Dickens believes that society's ills are partially due to what?

3. The dirty postcards are a sign that people sometimes wish that society wasn't so what?

4. In "Why I Write," Orwell examines his ________ _______ in writing.

5. What is the "Blitz" of World War II?

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