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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. Which is not a title Orwell lists as one of the boys' weeklies?
(a) Hound.
(b) Champion.
(c) Skipper.
(d) Rover.
2. Orwell questions whether Gandhi truly understood the nature of what?
(a) Colonialism.
(b) Totalitarianism.
(c) Monarchies.
(d) Dictatorships.
3. When was Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" published?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1934.
4. Who is at the top of the social pyramid in Marrakech?
(a) Army commanders.
(b) Rich merchants.
(c) Rich farmers.
(d) English imperialists.
5. What is the first reason that writers might be compelled to write?
(a) They want to earn money.
(b) The want to be seen.
(c) They want to be talked about.
(d) They want to have influence.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Orwell feed to the antelope?
2. 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?
3. Orwell rejects, specifically, which of Gandhi's principles as a spiritual practice?
4. In "Why I Write," Orwell examines his ________ _______ in writing.
5. Gandhi's methods presupposed that the British regime would react in what type of manner?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the experiences that Orwell remembers about the Spanish Civil War?
2. Who does Miller write about in "Tropic of Cancer"?
3. How has Orwell attempted to make political writing an art form?
4. How were the authors of the 1930s able to write about their communist politics?
5. What does the Italian militiaman symbolize for Orwell?
6. What is included in boys' weeklies?
7. What do Gandhi's methods of non-violence require from the government?
8. What does Orwell realize when one of the Senegalese soldiers looks at him with wide, wondering eyes?
9. What are the characters in "Tropic of Cancer" like?
10. What does Orwell conclude about the differences in nationality in England?
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