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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the prisoner going to be executed?
(a) Stoning.
(b) Lethal injection.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Firing squad.

3. What change has occurred for the narrator, in Chapter 3?
(a) He has been imprisoned.
(b) He has been reassigned.
(c) He has been demoted.
(d) He has gone from being the oppressor, to being the victim.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orwell mean by the phrase "verbal false limbs"?

2. According to Orwell, what was Gandhi's youth like?

3. According to Gulliver, scientists should not concern themselves with what area of thought?

4. How does the elephant die?

5. What is the name of John Milton's pamphlet that Orwell mentions in Chapter 8?

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