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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Burnham, who governs the manners and morals of a given era?
(a) The aristocracy.
(b) Religious figures.
(c) Those who are in power.
(d) The general public.

2. What object is linked to the Vicar of Bray?
(a) A yew tree.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A gold medallion.

3. Orwell says, in Chapter 12, that he has occasionally found what in summer?
(a) A den of fox kits.
(b) A salamander, under a log.
(c) A patch of wheat.
(d) A toad that never woke up from hibernation.

4. What event does Orwell cite as evidence for his argument about sports?
(a) The peace treaty that was signed after the 1922 Olympic Games.
(b) The killing of a tennis star by a crazed fan.
(c) The riots at the 1936 Olympic Games.
(d) The money that has been donated to charity by sports stars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the name of Gandhi's political policy, "Satyagraha," mean?

2. According to Orwell, how does Gulliver change from part two to part three of "Gulliver's Travels"?

3. Orwell states that books are the least expensive media pleasures, next to what?

4. The narrator is a citizen of what country?

5. How does Orwell feel about winning by cheating?

(see the answer key)

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