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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What has the elephant destroyed?
(a) A.grove of trees, a hut, and a bicycle.
(b) A cart with vegetables in it.
(c) A bamboo hut, some fruit stalls, and a rubbish van.
(d) A newsstand.

4. According to Orwell, how did Swift offend Queen Anne?
(a) By writing a pamphlet that criticized dissenters from the church.
(b) By writing a satirical piece that made fun of the English government.
(c) By criticizing a law passed by Parliament.
(d) By greeting her inappropriately when he met her.

5. Why does the narrator eventually shoot the elephant?
(a) The angry crowd doesn't really give him a choice.
(b) Because it is his job.
(c) Because he wants to collect the reward.
(d) Because he doesn't want anyone else to get hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orwell say is the sole purpose of a metaphor?

2. How does Orwell describe Gandhi's political solutions?

3. According to Orwell, literature is in danger from censorship, and what else?

4. The third speaker, in Chapter 8, attacked what?

5. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?

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