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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What similarity does Orwell find between the Catholic and Communist ideologies?
(a) Both appoint a leader without the input of the followers.
(b) Both are based on an idea that sounds much better until it is put into practice.
(c) Both provide harsh punishments for dissenters.
(d) Both refuse to acknowledge the honesty and intellectual capability of their opponents.

2. The narrator is a citizen of what country?
(a) Burma.
(b) Australia.
(c) Britain.
(d) India.

3. Which title, named in Chapter 16, is also the subject of Chapter 18?
(a) "Penrod".
(b) "King Solomon's Mines".
(c) "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
(d) "Helen's Babies".

4. What term does Orwell use to describe modern sports?
(a) "Religion."
(b) "Cult."
(c) "Hobby."
(d) "Fad."

5. How did the first speaker, in Chapter 8, feel about freedom of the press?
(a) It would lead to the corruption, and ultimate demise, of the government.
(b) It was desirable, but the government had a right to censor its citizens.
(c) It was desirable, but not necessary.
(d) It was a good thing - in India.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell refers to all of the titles in Chapter 16 as great examples of what?

2. What is the name of John Milton's pamphlet that Orwell mentions in Chapter 8?

3. In what country is the narrator, in Chapter 3?

4. Tolstoy wrote a biting criticism of what playwright's work?

5. How did the narrator leave the hospital?

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