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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Orwell believes that revolution and warfare make people behave how?
(a) Extremely.
(b) Strangely.
(c) Differently.
(d) Passively.

2. The main serialized stories of both "Gem" and "Magnet" focus on what?
(a) Church.
(b) Home life.
(c) Athletics.
(d) School life.

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

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

5. Orwell says that no armed force, just perceptions, maintain what?
(a) The condition of the women.
(b) The enslavement of the locals.
(c) The condition of the children.
(d) The social structure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell says that writers are usually vain and what?

2. The "Gem" and "Magnet" have been in continuous publication for over how long?

3. Orwell rejects, specifically, which of Gandhi's principles as a spiritual practice?

4. England has a vast division between what?

5. Where is Marrakech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Italian militiaman symbolize for Orwell?

2. Who does Miller write about in "Tropic of Cancer"?

3. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi?

4. Why did the British government look favorably on Gandhi?

5. What are the characters in "Tropic of Cancer" like?

6. According to Orwell, what does the press consider about atrocities?

7. What does the title "England Your England" indicate about Orwell's feelings for England?

8. What is the fourth desire that motivates writers?

9. Describe the poor in Marrakech.

10. What does Orwell claim as his political leaning in his writings?

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