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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?
(a) He loves his work, and has profound respect for him as an artist.
(b) He likes Shakespeare, but realizes that there are flaws in his work.
(c) He admires what Shakespeare attempted, but dislikes his works.
(d) He likes Shakespeare's characters, but not the plots of his plays.

2. What does Orwell compare to a "pre-fabricate hen-house"?
(a) Stories with poorly fleshed-out characters.
(b) Sentences made of clichéd phrases.
(c) Works written by more than one author.
(d) Poorly thought-out paragraphs.

3. What are the benefits of the poems in Chapter 17?
(a) They are short.
(b) They are written by great poets.
(c) They are easy to remember.
(d) They are funny, or fun to read.

4. What does the prisoner begin to chant as he walks?
(a) The names of his family members.
(b) Nonsense words.
(c) The name of the god, Ram.
(d) A Hindu prayer for salvation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator is a citizen of what country?

2. Orwell feels that it is possible to play sports, for fun and recreation, in the absence of what?

3. How does Orwell describe "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

4. How does Orwell feel about winning by cheating?

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

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