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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Gandhi feel about Satyagraha?
(a) He believed in it, but was aware of its limitations.
(b) He did not believe in it, but professed it because it attracted a certain kind of person to be his follower.
(c) He believed that people who utilized Satyagraha could accomplish anything.
(d) He did not really believe in it, but professed it because otherwise his followers would resort to drastic measures.

2. According to Orwell, what are the feelings between two teams in a sporting event?
(a) Hospitality.
(b) Friendliness.
(c) Sportsmanship.
(d) Ill-will.

3. Of what religion is the prisoner in Chapter 2?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Christian.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Muslim.

4. Why does Orwell dislike words such as "constitute" and "phenomenon"?
(a) He feels that they are used to "dress up" concepts that could be expressed in plainer terms.
(b) They are unnecessarily long.
(c) They are used intentionally to elevate writing beyond the capability of the ordinary reader.
(d) They consolidate, into one word, what should be expressed with a phrase.

5. Orwell begins Chapter 8 with a meeting of what club?
(a) The Rotary Club.
(b) The Lions Club.
(c) The 4-H Club.
(d) The P.E.N. Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Orwell, what political structure fosters great literature?

2. What does Orwell compare to a "pre-fabricate hen-house"?

3. According to Orwell, what is not a popular subject in his essays?

4. Death, at the narrator's hospital, is personified by a patient who finds what activity difficult and painful?

5. Why is the reviewer having such difficulty writing his reviews?

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