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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the police and magistrates feel after the prisoner's death?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Elated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Guilty.

2. Why does Orwell dismiss Tolstoy's criticism?
(a) Tolstoy was prejudiced against the English.
(b) It is impossible to prove.
(c) Tolstoy wasn't educated enough to write well-informed criticisms.
(d) Orwell doesn't think highly of Tolstoy's writings.

3. What does the creature do as the prisoner is being led to his execution?
(a) Jumps up and tries to lick the prisoner's face.
(b) Bites the executioner.
(c) Stings the attending guard.
(d) Rampages through the crowd of spectators.

4. How does Orwell feel about scientific words and foreign phrases?
(a) They are unnecessary, and should be replaced with common language.
(b) They should be used whenever possible, to elevate writing.
(c) They can be used, but only when writing for a certain audience.
(d) They should only be used in certain types of literature.

5. How does Orwell feel about the English language?
(a) It is improving.
(b) It is neither improving nor declining.
(c) It is declining, and the trend is irreversible.
(d) It is in decline, but can be saved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point of Orwell's essay on the English language?

2. In Orwell's opinion, what does Tolstoy do to the scenes he is presenting?

3. What does Orwell compare to a "pre-fabricate hen-house"?

4. What does Orwell mean by the phrase "verbal false limbs"?

5. The fourth speaker, in Chapter 8, defended the purges in what country?

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