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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gulliver believe science should be used?
(a) For practical applications, like technology, that improve the welfare of all.
(b) To wield power over those who aren't educated.
(c) As a mental exercise.
(d) To prove that some religious beliefs are absurd.

2. Why is the reviewer having such difficulty writing his reviews?
(a) He is afraid of offending the works' authors.
(b) He is too busy to write them.
(c) The works he is reviewing are boring.
(d) He keeps getting interrupted.

3. Burnham predicted that what nation would be victorious in World War II?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) Russia.

4. What aspect of "Gulliver's Travels" does Orwell discuss in Chapter 5?
(a) Swift's use of imagery and symbolism.
(b) The changes in Gulliver's character.
(c) The inconsistency of the plot.
(d) The literary devices used by the author.

5. What does Burnham write about the atrocities Stalin committed?
(a) The things he did were so outrageous that the rest of the world was inclined to believe his reasons for doing so.
(b) The world wasn't aware of anything Stalin did until after he died.
(c) The world believed Stalin because he gave just enough evidence to back up his claims.
(d) The world knew Stalin was crazy, but couldn't do anything to stop him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burnham say about the Nazis?

2. Gulliver disapproves of what sort of knowledge, according to Orwell?

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

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

5. What does Burnham write about Stalin?

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