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

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. What does Orwell refer to as the era of great murder mystery literature?
(a) "Dark Ages."
(b) "Elizabethan period."
(c) "Renaissance."
(d) "Golden Age."

3. How is the prisoner behaving, as he is marching to his death?
(a) He walks with dignity.
(b) He tries to attack his guards and escape.
(c) He begs for mercy.
(d) He quietly attempts to bribe the guard.

4. How many people were killed by the elephant while it was rampaging?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

5. What do the doctors in the narrator's hospital do?
(a) Triage the patients, starting with the most critically injured.
(b) Intervene in only the most critical situations.
(c) Make the terminally ill patients as comfortable as possible.
(d) Travel from one target patient to the next, ignoring the other patients who are suffering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator working?

2. What crucial element of Shakespeare's works does Tolstoy fail to recognize, according to Orwell?

3. What relationship does Orwell establish between social justice and nature?

4. According to Orwell, what ideal is at stake in international sports competitions?

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

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