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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creature intervenes as the prisoner is being led to his execution?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A stray cat.
(c) A stray dog.
(d) An elephant.

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

3. 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 supply one thing with the attributes of another.
(d) To explain an association between two things

4. 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) As a mental exercise.
(d) For practical applications, like technology, that improve the welfare of all.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about Jack the Ripper?

2. What helped to change Orwell's opinions of Gandhi?

3. What change has occurred for the narrator, in Chapter 3?

4. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi's policy of non-violent protest?

5. Where did the elephant come from?

(see the answer key)

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