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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the prisoner begin to chant as he walks?
(a) The names of his family members.
(b) The name of the god, Ram.
(c) Nonsense words.
(d) A Hindu prayer for salvation.

5. Gulliver disapproves of what sort of knowledge, according to Orwell?
(a) Knowledge supported by insufficient evidence.
(b) Knowledge for its own sake.
(c) Abstract knowledge.
(d) Knowledge used only for practical purposes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Orwell dismiss Tolstoy's criticism?

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

3. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?

4. How do the Burmese treat the narrator?

5. According to Orwell, what word best describes Tolstoy's criticisms?

(see the answer key)

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