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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, literature is in danger from censorship, and what else?
(a) The corporate sponsorship of writers.
(b) The lack of affordable higher education.
(c) A loss of interest in literature among young adults.
(d) The poor quality of public education.

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

3. What relationship does Orwell establish between freedom for political writers, and non-political ones?
(a) Freedom for political writers does not affect freedom for non-political ones.
(b) The two freedoms go hand in hand.
(c) Freedom for non-political writers does not affect freedom for political ones.
(d) Orwell doesn't establish a relationship between the two.

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

5. What does Orwell mean by the phrase "verbal false limbs"?
(a) Using an incorrect word in place of another.
(b) Unnecessarily turning a word into a phrase.
(c) Adding unnecessary phrases to a sentence.
(d) Unnecessary prefixes and suffixes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature intervenes as the prisoner is being led to his execution?

2. According to Orwell, what do newspapers try to do when reporting on sports events?

3. According to Orwell, what political structure fosters great literature?

4. Tolstoy wrote a biting criticism of what playwright's work?

5. Orwell worries that liberty cannot exist without what?

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