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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Orwell's readers think Orwell should be focusing on?
(a) Righting social wrongs.
(b) Writing literary criticism.
(c) Writing fiction.
(d) Commenting on political injustices.

2. According to Orwell, how does Gandhi compare to other politicians of his time?
(a) He didn't focus on the same issues.
(b) He didn't accomplish as much.
(c) He left a remarkably "clean smell" behind.
(d) He accomplished much more.

3. According to Orwell, how would reviews be handled in an ideal world?
(a) There wouldn't be any reviews.
(b) The number of works being reviewed would be greatly restricted.
(c) Ordinary people would write reviews and share them with one another.
(d) More people would write reviews, so that each reviewer wouldn't have to do as much work.

4. What is the narrator's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Judge.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Firefighter.

5. How does Orwell feel about books?
(a) He prefers movies, unless he finds a really good book that can be read again and again.
(b) He laments the prioritization of the people who don't read.
(c) He prefers reading to most activities, but understands why other people might not.
(d) He enjoys reading, but wishes that books were cheaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Burnham, what place do workers occupy in the new socialist structure?

2. How does the elephant die?

3. Orwell compares the price of a book to the price of what other luxury?

4. According to Orwell, what should the relationship be between the murderer and the victim?

5. How does Orwell propose to aid the English language?

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