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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crucial element of Shakespeare's works does Tolstoy fail to recognize, according to Orwell?
(a) Shakespeare's status as a poet.
(b) Shakespeare's lack of education.
(c) The social commentary in Shakespeare's works.
(d) The fact that Shakespeare deliberately incorporated flaws into his work.

2. Why does Orwell dislike words such as "constitute" and "phenomenon"?
(a) He feels that they are used to "dress up" concepts that could be expressed in plainer terms.
(b) They are unnecessarily long.
(c) They consolidate, into one word, what should be expressed with a phrase.
(d) They are used intentionally to elevate writing beyond the capability of the ordinary reader.

3. According to Orwell, how do international sporting events affect relations between countries?
(a) They have no effect.
(b) They worsen relations between citizens, but improve relations between leaders.
(c) They make them worse.
(d) They make them better.

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

5. How is the prisoner going to be executed?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Lethal injection.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Stoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Orwell, literature is in danger from censorship, and what else?

2. What does Orwell say is the sole purpose of a metaphor?

3. What do the magistrates and police do after the prisoner's death?

4. How is the Burmese jail described?

5. According to Orwell, why might athletes try to cheat?

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