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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gandhi believed in what dietary principle?
(a) Vegetarianism.
(b) Omnivorism.
(c) Carnivorism.
(d) Gluten-free diets.

2. Orwell describes himself as what?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Needy.
(c) Insecure.
(d) Vain.

3. Which religious type, in Marrakech, is crowded into restricted areas?
(a) Christians.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Jews.
(d) Hindus.

4. At what age did Orwell know he was going to be a writer?
(a) A very young age.
(b) A school-aged boy.
(c) Five.
(d) A teenager.

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

6. Orwell says that England could not become Germany any more than a turnip seed could grow into what?
(a) A tree.
(b) A flower.
(c) A parsnip.
(d) An onion.

7. According to Orwell, the English common people exhibit a type of ________ feeling.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Christian.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Restrictive.

8. In "Why I Write," Orwell examines his ________ _______ in writing.
(a) Personal bias.
(b) Personal interest.
(c) Personal feelings.
(d) Personal history.

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

10. 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) Living.
(b) Children.
(c) Society.
(d) Life.

11. The storylines in "Gem" and "Magnet" seem frozen at what time?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1915.

12. Boys' Weekly is often described as "penny ________" what?
(a) Tastelesses.
(b) Teasers.
(c) Papers.
(d) Dreadfuls.

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

14. What does Orwell feed to the antelope?
(a) Seeds.
(b) Grain.
(c) Hay.
(d) Bread.

15. Orwell doesn't believe that Gandhi's political beliefs can be separated from what?
(a) His religious beliefs.
(b) His duty to his people.
(c) His duty to God.
(d) His political actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, does Orwell believe, is stronger than class hatred in England?

2. Orwell believes that war is necessarily what?

3. Non-objective truth, according to Orwell, is a diagnostic symptom of what?

4. Who was the leader of Russia at the time of the Spanish Civil War?

5. What is the name of the side opposite Orwell in the Spanish Civil War?

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