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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the magistrates and police convene after the prisoner's death?
(a) At the local tavern.
(b) They don't convene, they all go to their own homes.
(c) On the side of town opposite the gallows.
(d) Close to the location of the corpse.

2. What does Orwell mean by the phrase "verbal false limbs"?
(a) Adding unnecessary phrases to a sentence.
(b) Unnecessary prefixes and suffixes.
(c) Unnecessarily turning a word into a phrase.
(d) Using an incorrect word in place of another.

3. The hibernation period of the animal discussed in Chapter 12 generally draws to a close in time for what?
(a) The spring mating season.
(b) Summer.
(c) Collecting food for another hibernation.
(d) The toad to eat, before it starves.

4. What illness does the narrator have, in Chapter 3?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Orwell use to describe modern sports?

2. In principle, with whom does the narrator side?

3. What is the best motive for a compelling murder mystery, according to Orwell?

4. How many works is the person in Chapter 14 attempting to review?

5. Patients in the narrator's hospital are used for what?

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