View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What treatment is described as a spectator sport on the ward?
(a) The application of mustard poultices.
(b) Cupping.
(c) Leeching.
(d) Cold baths.

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

4. In what stage of Tolstoy's life did this major change occur?
(a) Old age.
(b) Young adulthood.
(c) Middle age.
(d) Youth.

5. What is the narrator's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Firefighter.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Orwell's opinion, what does Tolstoy do to the scenes he is presenting?

2. Of what religion is the prisoner in Chapter 2?

3. How many people were killed by the elephant while it was rampaging?

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

5. What is Orwell's reasoning for the shifts in Gulliver's character?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 240 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample