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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?
(a) He likes Shakespeare's characters, but not the plots of his plays.
(b) He admires what Shakespeare attempted, but dislikes his works.
(c) He loves his work, and has profound respect for him as an artist.
(d) He likes Shakespeare, but realizes that there are flaws in his work.

2. According to Orwell, what is the primary purpose of language?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Expanding knowledge.
(c) Straightforward communication.
(d) Evoking feeling.

3. How does Orwell feel about scientific words and foreign phrases?
(a) They are unnecessary, and should be replaced with common language.
(b) They should only be used in certain types of literature.
(c) They should be used whenever possible, to elevate writing.
(d) They can be used, but only when writing for a certain audience.

4. Where did the elephant come from?
(a) It was domesticated.
(b) It was released in the town by someone who wanted to destroy the bazaar.
(c) It had escaped from the zoo.
(d) It was wild, and found its way into the town.

5. What is the subject of Gulliver's ranting in the second book of "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) Aging.
(b) His children.
(c) Organized religion.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major change occurred in Tolstoy's life?

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

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

4. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?

5. What did the name of Gandhi's political policy, "Satyagraha," mean?

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