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

2. What term does Orwell use to describe modern sports?
(a) "Hobby."
(b) "Fad."
(c) "Cult."
(d) "Religion."

3. What does Orwell compare athletes to?
(a) Automobiles.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Machines.
(d) Chess pieces.

4. According to Orwell, what word best describes Tolstoy's criticisms?
(a) Obsolete.
(b) Prejudiced.
(c) Inconsistent.
(d) Indirect.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Burmese jail described?

2. What is the name of John Milton's pamphlet that Orwell mentions in Chapter 8?

3. What does the prisoner begin to chant as he walks?

4. Orwell feels that it is possible to play sports, for fun and recreation, in the absence of what?

5. According to Orwell, what flaw is apparent in all of the examples of "bad English" that he presents in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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