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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?
(a) German professors.
(b) Italian scholars.
(c) English noblemen.
(d) American writers.

2. Orwell begins Chapter 8 with a meeting of what club?
(a) The P.E.N. Club.
(b) The 4-H Club.
(c) The Lions Club.
(d) The Rotary Club.

3. What does Orwell compare to a "pre-fabricate hen-house"?
(a) Works written by more than one author.
(b) Poorly thought-out paragraphs.
(c) Stories with poorly fleshed-out characters.
(d) Sentences made of clichéd phrases.

4. What is in the prisoner's cell?
(a) A bedroll.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A plank bed and water pot.
(d) A cot and toilet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Burmese jail described?

2. How does Orwell feel about winning by cheating?

3. According to Orwell, what are the feelings between two teams in a sporting event?

4. How does Orwell feel about the English language?

5. What relationship does Orwell establish between freedom for political writers, and non-political ones?

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