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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell believes that revolution and warfare make people behave how?

2. Gandhi believed in what dietary principle?

3. Where is Marrakech?

4. Orwell believes that war is necessarily what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the national characteristics of England?

3. What is a Yank Mag?

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

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

6. What is the real debate, that Orwell mentions, that surrounds the weeklies?

7. What is the difference between patriotism and national loyalty for Orwell?

8. What does Orwell conclude about the differences in nationality in England?

9. What comment that Orwell makes about the weeklies indicates an assumed gender distinction?

10. What is one of the remarkable observations that Orwell makes about the local conditions in Marrakech?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do moral and political beliefs intertwine in society, people, and literature, according to Orwell? Support your answer using examples from the various essays.

Essay Topic 2

Does Orwell believe that England is essentially a good place? Why or why not? Use examples from the various essays to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What role did World War II have on literature, according to Orwell? Use examples from the essays to support your answer.

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