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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?
(a) Italian scholars.
(b) American writers.
(c) German professors.
(d) English noblemen.

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

3. In principle, with whom does the narrator side?
(a) The police.
(b) The Burmese.
(c) The British.
(d) The prisoners.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Overall, how does Orwell feel about "Gulliver's Travels"?

3. How much did it cost to plant the garden Orwell describes in Chapter 13?

4. Why does the narrator eventually shoot the elephant?

5. How does the elephant die?

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