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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orwell refer to as the era of great murder mystery literature?
(a) "Golden Age."
(b) "Elizabethan period."
(c) "Dark Ages."
(d) "Renaissance."

2. According to Orwell, what was Gandhi's youth like?
(a) He was a criminal, and committed many sins.
(b) He didn't care about politics, and was pro-war.
(c) He was the same as he was in adult life.
(d) He committed small sins.

3. According to Orwell, what do newspapers try to do when reporting on sports events?
(a) Report as accurately as possible.
(b) Make their team look good.
(c) Incite fans.
(d) Cover up the enmity between opposing sides.

4. How did the narrator leave the hospital?
(a) He left fully recovered with a doctor's discharge.
(b) Once his condition was stable, he was moved to another facility.
(c) He transferred to another hospital, to be under the care of his own doctor.
(d) He fled before his time was up, and without an official discharge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?

2. Burnham predicted that what nation would be victorious in World War II?

3. How does Orwell feel about books?

4. According to Orwell, what are the feelings between two teams in a sporting event?

5. In Chapter 7, Orwell wonders if Gandhi was motivated by what vice?

(see the answer key)

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