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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Burnham say about the Nazis?
(a) They were monsters.
(b) They may have been monsters in a different era, but in this one, they were fine.
(c) They were well intended, but misguided.
(d) They were good soldiers, with corrupt leadership.

2. What is the subject of Gulliver's ranting in the second book of "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) His children.
(b) Aging.
(c) England.
(d) Organized religion.

3. What does Burnham write about Stalin?
(a) He is less than ideal, but still a competent leader.
(b) He is a necessary and logical continuation from Lenin.
(c) He is a sham, who must be overthrown.
(d) He is brilliant and misunderstood.

4. How does Orwell feel about Burnham, and his methods of prophesying?
(a) His prophecies are based on good evidence, but they are misinterpreted.
(b) He has good intentions, but is misguided.
(c) He is cowardly, and mentally imbalanced.
(d) He is a con artist.

5. According to Orwell, what were Smith's religious beliefs?
(a) Swift believed in a higher power, but rejected organized religions.
(b) Swift subscribed to his own form of spirituality.
(c) He was not a religious man.
(d) Swift was a firm believer in the necessity of organized religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Burnham, what place do workers occupy in the new socialist structure?

2. Burnham was influenced by what political writer?

3. According to Orwell, how would reviews be handled in an ideal world?

4. In Orwell's ideal world, how would the quality of each work be reflected in its reviews?

5. The subject of Chapter 14 reviews what?

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