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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Orwell, when is the best time to read a good murder mystery?
(a) Saturday morning.
(b) Sunday afternoon.
(c) Friday evening.
(d) Saturday evening.

2. Orwell refers to the art of which countries to prove that those who work outdoors are interested in nature?
(a) America and England.
(b) Egypt and Spain.
(c) China and Japan.
(d) Spain and France.

3. What is the crowd's reaction to the prisoner's chant?
(a) They want him to die quickly.
(b) They begin to feel some compassion for him.
(c) It doesn't seem to have an effect on them.
(d) They try to help him escape.

4. What is Orwell's problem with phrases like "swan song"?
(a) It is an overused cliché.
(b) It is a dying metaphor.
(c) It makes use of alliteration.
(d) It anthropomorphizes a non-human entity.

5. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?
(a) His cane.
(b) His arthritic hands.
(c) His spectacles.
(d) His hair, which is turning grey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Death, at the narrator's hospital, is personified by a patient who finds what activity difficult and painful?

2. According to Orwell, what word best describes Tolstoy's criticisms?

3. How do the hospital staff sterilize their equipment between patients?

4. How does Orwell feel about winning by cheating?

5. In Orwell's opinion, what does Tolstoy do to the scenes he is presenting?

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