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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orwell describe the ideal murderer, in a murder story?
(a) Eccentric.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Pitiable.
(d) Calculating.

2. The third speaker, in Chapter 8, attacked what?
(a) The inability of the government to police all media successfully.
(b) The unnecessarily severe punishments for violating censorship laws.
(c) Laws that challenged obscenity in literary products.
(d) The government's choice to regulate news media.

3. How many crimes does Orwell mention as being turned into great literature?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Nine.

4. How does Orwell feel about Burnham, and his methods of prophesying?
(a) He is a con artist.
(b) His prophecies are based on good evidence, but they are misinterpreted.
(c) He has good intentions, but is misguided.
(d) He is cowardly, and mentally imbalanced.

5. What does Orwell say is the sole purpose of a metaphor?
(a) To call up a visual image.
(b) To further the point of the writer.
(c) To explain an association between two things
(d) To supply one thing with the attributes of another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treatment is described as a spectator sport on the ward?

2. According to Burnham, who governs the manners and morals of a given era?

3. What does Orwell refer to as the era of great murder mystery literature?

4. What is the point of Orwell's essay on the English language?

5. How does Orwell feel about winning by cheating?

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