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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Orwell quote to support his argument against Satyagraha?
(a) "Gulliver's Travels".
(b) "Gandhi and Stalin".
(c) "King Lear".
(d) "1984".

2. To Orwell, freedom of the press means the liberty to do what?
(a) Put a spin on the story, as long as the facts are correct.
(b) Report anything, whether it is true or not.
(c) Express personal opinions.
(d) Criticize and oppose.

3. Patients in the narrator's hospital are used for what?
(a) Experimentation.
(b) Teaching.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Observation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of Gulliver's ranting in the second book of "Gulliver's Travels"?

2. How does the elephant die?

3. What does the creature do as the prisoner is being led to his execution?

4. According to Orwell, what flaw is apparent in all of the examples of "bad English" that he presents in Chapter 6?

5. What is the crowd's reaction to the prisoner's chant?

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