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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Orwell, what was Gandhi's youth like?
(a) He was the same as he was in adult life.
(b) He was a criminal, and committed many sins.
(c) He committed small sins.
(d) He didn't care about politics, and was pro-war.

2. How does Gulliver believe science should be used?
(a) To prove that some religious beliefs are absurd.
(b) To wield power over those who aren't educated.
(c) For practical applications, like technology, that improve the welfare of all.
(d) As a mental exercise.

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

4. How does the elephant die?
(a) It is shot twice but dies slowly.
(b) It doesn't die, it escapes.
(c) It kills two people before finally collapsing.
(d) It dies quickly and painlessly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what religion is the prisoner in Chapter 2?

2. What relationship does Orwell establish between freedom for political writers, and non-political ones?

3. What aspect of "Gulliver's Travels" does Orwell discuss in Chapter 5?

4. How were the nurses in the hospital described?

5. In principle, with whom does the narrator side?

(see the answer key)

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