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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tolstoy wrote a biting criticism of what playwright's work?
(a) Marlowe
(b) Aeschylus.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Molière.

2. What two groups does Orwell name as an example of people for whom Satyagraha would be an ineffective political tool?
(a) The Kurds under Hussein, and the Jews in Nazi Germany.
(b) The Russians under Stalin, and the Italians under Mussolini.
(c) The Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Burmese under the British Empire.
(d) The Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Russians under Stalin.

3. In what stage of Tolstoy's life did this major change occur?
(a) Young adulthood.
(b) Old age.
(c) Youth.
(d) Middle age.

4. What does the prisoner begin to chant as he walks?
(a) Nonsense words.
(b) The name of the god, Ram.
(c) A Hindu prayer for salvation.
(d) The names of his family members.

5. What does Orwell say about Tolstoy's conversion?
(a) He was swayed by false prophets.
(b) He only exchanged one form of egotism for another.
(c) He never converted; it was a rumor.
(d) He did it to better his reputation, not because his belief was sincere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell feels that Swift, through "Gulliver's Travels", is attacking what sort of government structure?

2. Why does the narrator hesitate to kill the elephant?

3. What is the narrator's profession?

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

5. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?

(see the answer key)

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