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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator hesitate to kill the elephant?
(a) He is afraid of the repercussions from the angry crowd.
(b) It is a large and expensive piece of machinery.
(c) He doesn't want to lose face.
(d) He feels compassion for it.

2. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?
(a) His hair, which is turning grey.
(b) His cane.
(c) His spectacles.
(d) His arthritic hands.

3. In Chapter 7, Orwell wonders if Gandhi was motivated by what vice?
(a) Greed.
(b) Envy.
(c) Wrath.
(d) Vanity.

4. How is the prisoner behaving, as he is marching to his death?
(a) He begs for mercy.
(b) He tries to attack his guards and escape.
(c) He quietly attempts to bribe the guard.
(d) He walks with dignity.

5. How do the hospital staff sterilize their equipment between patients?
(a) They dip the tools in rubbing alcohol.
(b) They use an autoclave.
(c) They boil the tools.
(d) They don't.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator leave the hospital?

2. What is the point of Orwell's essay on the English language?

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

4. How do the Burmese treat the narrator?

5. According to Orwell, what was Gandhi's youth like?

(see the answer key)

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