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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The third speaker, in Chapter 8, attacked what?
(a) The unnecessarily severe punishments for violating censorship laws.
(b) The government's choice to regulate news media.
(c) Laws that challenged obscenity in literary products.
(d) The inability of the government to police all media successfully.

2. To Orwell, freedom of the press means the liberty to do what?
(a) Express personal opinions.
(b) Put a spin on the story, as long as the facts are correct.
(c) Criticize and oppose.
(d) Report anything, whether it is true or not.

3. Tolstoy wrote a biting criticism of what playwright's work?
(a) Molière.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Aeschylus.
(d) Marlowe

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

5. What was the substance of the second speaker's argument, in Chapter 8?
(a) He argued against freedom of the press.
(b) He argued that liberty was a good thing, in very specific circumstances.
(c) He felt liberty was a good thing, but spoke in a very general way.
(d) He argued that freedom of the press and freedom of speech are not necessarily the same.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Orwell, what is the primary purpose of language?

2. How does Orwell feel about people bonding through sports?

3. What is the crowd's reaction to the prisoner's chant?

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

5. Where do the magistrates and police convene after the prisoner's death?

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