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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Burmese treat the narrator?
(a) They are openly violent at times.
(b) They harass and insult him whenever they can.
(c) They are respectful and grateful to him.
(d) They are respectful to his face, but sneer at him behind his back.

2. What relationship does Orwell establish between social justice and nature?
(a) There is no relationship between the two.
(b) Nature is a blessing that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of the social injustices they endure.
(c) Only the oppressors are free to truly appreciate the beauty of nature.
(d) Nature can only be truly appreciated by those who are oppressed.

3. How much does Orwell think the managerial revolution, which Burnham writes about, has influenced the United States?
(a) A lot.
(b) Very little.
(c) Some.
(d) Not at all.

4. According to Orwell, what is not a popular subject in his essays?
(a) Politics.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Animals.
(d) Spring.

5. How does Gulliver believe science should be used?
(a) For practical applications, like technology, that improve the welfare of all.
(b) To wield power over those who aren't educated.
(c) As a mental exercise.
(d) To prove that some religious beliefs are absurd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Burmese jail described?

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

3. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?

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

5. What is in the prisoner's cell?

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