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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is the narrator, in Chapter 3?
(a) Burma.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

3. Why is Orwell skeptical of Gandhi's celibacy and vegetarianism?
(a) Because Orwell believes that Gandhi is lying about his abstinence from sex and meat.
(b) Because Orwell doesn't think that either practice is necessary for political leverage.
(c) Because his reasoning is based on a view that this world is an illusion.
(d) Because Orwell doesn't understand the point of either practice.

4. How many works is the person in Chapter 14 attempting to review?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

5. What does Orwell compare athletes to?
(a) Automobiles.
(b) Chess pieces.
(c) Machines.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Orwell, how did Swift offend Queen Anne?

2. How does Orwell feel about people bonding through sports?

3. What was the substance of the second speaker's argument, in Chapter 8?

4. What does Orwell suggest as an act of contrition for someone who has committed a sin?

5. Which of these is NOT one of the books Orwell names as a "good bad book"?

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