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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what religion is the prisoner in Chapter 2?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Christian.
(d) Muslim.

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

3. Why does Orwell dismiss Tolstoy's criticism?
(a) Tolstoy wasn't educated enough to write well-informed criticisms.
(b) Orwell doesn't think highly of Tolstoy's writings.
(c) Tolstoy was prejudiced against the English.
(d) It is impossible to prove.

4. What major change occurred in Tolstoy's life?
(a) He moved from England to Spain.
(b) He converted to Christianity.
(c) He sustained a serious injury, and was paralyzed.
(d) His wife and children all died from influenza.

5. What does the narrator call the hospital?
(a) "L'hopital du mort."
(b) "Hopital X."
(c) "Nurse Ratchet's wing."
(d) "The Tomb."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Orwell, how did Swift offend Queen Anne?

3. How did the narrator leave the hospital?

4. How does Gulliver believe science should be used?

5. Overall, how does Orwell feel about "Gulliver's Travels"?

(see the answer key)

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