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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. Early in his life, Gandhi tried to _______ British culture.
(a) Promote.
(b) Ignore.
(c) Assimilate.
(d) Reject.

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

3. The "Gem" and "Magnet" have been in continuous publication for over how long?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 60 years.

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

5. Orwell says that all successful people share his desire for what?
(a) Receiving attention.
(b) Money.
(c) Influence.
(d) Vainglory.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Orwell know he was going to be a writer?

2. Miller telld Orwell that his goal of direct participation in the Spanish Civil War was what?

3. Orwell thinks that the antelope looks like it would be good to do what to?

4. Orwell believes that the ruling class of England is what?

5. When does Orwell meet Miller?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the inside of the whale represent to Orwell?

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

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

4. How were the authors of the 1930s able to write about their communist politics?

5. What does Orwell realize when one of the Senegalese soldiers looks at him with wide, wondering eyes?

6. What do Gandhi's methods of non-violence require from the government?

7. What does the Italian militiaman symbolize for Orwell?

8. What is included in boys' weeklies?

9. What are some of the religious beliefs that Gandhi held?

10. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi?

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