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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 walks with dignity.
(d) He quietly attempts to bribe the guard.

2. What change has occurred for the narrator, in Chapter 3?
(a) He has been imprisoned.
(b) He has been reassigned.
(c) He has been demoted.
(d) He has gone from being the oppressor, to being the victim.

3. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?
(a) "The Misanthrope".
(b) "Dr. Faustus".
(c) "Romeo and Juliet".
(d) "King Lear".

4. What did the name of Gandhi's political policy, "Satyagraha," mean?
(a) "Belief in oneself."
(b) "Strength in silence."
(c) "Karma."
(d) "Firmness in truth."

5. What illness does the narrator have, in Chapter 3?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What crucial element of Shakespeare's works does Tolstoy fail to recognize, according to Orwell?

3. In this story, Burma is a colony of what empire?

4. How does the elephant die?

5. Why does Orwell dislike words such as "constitute" and "phenomenon"?

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