Shooting an Elephant Quiz | One Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Shooting an Elephant Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Managerial Revolution", what does Burnham say about capitalism?
(a) That it is alive and well.
(b) That it is dying, and will be replaced with communism.
(c) That it will only survive if it changes to accommodate social classes.
(d) That it is dying, and will be replaced with a socialist pyramid.

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

3. According to Orwell, how would reviews be handled in an ideal world?
(a) There wouldn't be any reviews.
(b) The number of works being reviewed would be greatly restricted.
(c) Ordinary people would write reviews and share them with one another.
(d) More people would write reviews, so that each reviewer wouldn't have to do as much work.

4. In Orwell's ideal world, how would the quality of each work be reflected in its reviews?
(a) Good works would get long, detailed reviews; poor ones would get only a few lines.
(b) Only the poor works would be reviewed, so that people could avoid them.
(c) All works would receive equal treatment.
(d) Only the good works would be reviewed, so that people could seek them out.

5. How much does Orwell think the managerial revolution, which Burnham writes about, has influenced the United States?
(a) Not at all.
(b) A lot.
(c) Very little.
(d) Some.

Short Answer Questions

1. Overall, how does Orwell feel about "Gulliver's Travels"?

2. According to Orwell, how did Swift offend Queen Anne?

3. According to Orwell, what were Smith's religious beliefs?

4. Burnham predicted that what nation would be victorious in World War II?

5. According to Burnham, what is the most important factor for class mobility, in the society he envisions?

(see the answer key)

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