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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orwell compare to a "pre-fabricate hen-house"?
(a) Sentences made of clichéd phrases.
(b) Works written by more than one author.
(c) Poorly thought-out paragraphs.
(d) Stories with poorly fleshed-out characters.

2. What is Orwell's reasoning for the shifts in Gulliver's character?
(a) Swift wanted a clear demarcation between each part of the story.
(b) Gulliver had multiple personality disorder.
(c) Swift identified with Gulliver.
(d) Gulliver represented four different people that Swift knew.

3. What does Orwell mean by the phrase "verbal false limbs"?
(a) Using an incorrect word in place of another.
(b) Unnecessarily turning a word into a phrase.
(c) Adding unnecessary phrases to a sentence.
(d) Unnecessary prefixes and suffixes.

4. Why does Orwell dislike words such as "constitute" and "phenomenon"?
(a) They are unnecessarily long.
(b) They are used intentionally to elevate writing beyond the capability of the ordinary reader.
(c) He feels that they are used to "dress up" concepts that could be expressed in plainer terms.
(d) They consolidate, into one word, what should be expressed with a phrase.

5. According to Orwell, how does Gandhi compare to other politicians of his time?
(a) He didn't focus on the same issues.
(b) He left a remarkably "clean smell" behind.
(c) He accomplished much more.
(d) He didn't accomplish as much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's profession?

2. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?

3. Why does Orwell dismiss Tolstoy's criticism?

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

5. What book does Orwell quote to support his argument against Satyagraha?

(see the answer key)

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