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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator is a citizen of what country?
(a) Burma.
(b) Britain.
(c) Australia.
(d) India.

2. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?
(a) His hair, which is turning grey.
(b) His cane.
(c) His spectacles.
(d) His arthritic hands.

3. How does Gulliver believe science should be used?
(a) For practical applications, like technology, that improve the welfare of all.
(b) To wield power over those who aren't educated.
(c) To prove that some religious beliefs are absurd.
(d) As a mental exercise.

4. What illness does the narrator have, in Chapter 3?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Scarlet fever.

5. What does Orwell say about Tolstoy's conversion?
(a) He did it to better his reputation, not because his belief was sincere.
(b) He only exchanged one form of egotism for another.
(c) He was swayed by false prophets.
(d) He never converted; it was a rumor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?

2. Why does the narrator hesitate to kill the elephant?

3. How is the prisoner going to be executed?

4. How is the prisoner behaving, as he is marching to his death?

5. According to Gulliver, scientists should not concern themselves with what area of thought?

(see the answer key)

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