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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?
(a) He likes Shakespeare's characters, but not the plots of his plays.
(b) He admires what Shakespeare attempted, but dislikes his works.
(c) He loves his work, and has profound respect for him as an artist.
(d) He likes Shakespeare, but realizes that there are flaws in his work.

2. According to Orwell, why might athletes try to cheat?
(a) They don't always understand the rules.
(b) They think it is the only way they will win.
(c) They are afraid of losing their contracts.
(d) They feel they are being discriminated against.

3. What do the magistrates and police do after the prisoner's death?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Pray.
(c) Drink.
(d) Go back to work.

4. According to Orwell, what ideal is at stake in international sports competitions?
(a) Skill.
(b) Sportsmanship.
(c) Prestige.
(d) Fairness.

5. Where do the magistrates and police convene after the prisoner's death?
(a) They don't convene, they all go to their own homes.
(b) On the side of town opposite the gallows.
(c) At the local tavern.
(d) Close to the location of the corpse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the prisoner going to be executed?

2. What event does Orwell cite as evidence for his argument about sports?

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

4. How do the police and magistrates feel after the prisoner's death?

5. Tolstoy accuses the playwright he is criticizing of having a philosophy similar to whom?

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