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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the creature do as the prisoner is being led to his execution?
(a) Bites the executioner.
(b) Jumps up and tries to lick the prisoner's face.
(c) Rampages through the crowd of spectators.
(d) Stings the attending guard.

2. What aspect of "Gulliver's Travels" does Orwell discuss in Chapter 5?
(a) The inconsistency of the plot.
(b) Swift's use of imagery and symbolism.
(c) The changes in Gulliver's character.
(d) The literary devices used by the author.

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

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

5. According to Orwell, what were Smith's religious beliefs?
(a) Swift was a firm believer in the necessity of organized religion.
(b) He was not a religious man.
(c) Swift subscribed to his own form of spirituality.
(d) Swift believed in a higher power, but rejected organized religions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treatment is described as a spectator sport on the ward?

2. Patients in the narrator's hospital are used for what?

3. How were the nurses in the hospital described?

4. What sort of bath does the hospital staff give the narrator?

5. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?

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