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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 Orwell, how did Swift offend Queen Anne?
(a) By writing a pamphlet that criticized dissenters from the church.
(b) By greeting her inappropriately when he met her.
(c) By criticizing a law passed by Parliament.
(d) By writing a satirical piece that made fun of the English government.

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

3. Where is the narrator working?
(a) Japan.
(b) Australia.
(c) Burma.
(d) India.

4. How is the prisoner going to be executed?
(a) Lethal injection.
(b) Firing squad.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Stoning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The third speaker, in Chapter 8, attacked what?

2. What does Orwell cite as a reason for the quality of contemporary murder literature?

3. How is the Burmese jail described?

4. In Chapter 7, Orwell wonders if Gandhi was motivated by what vice?

5. In "The Managerial Revolution", what does Burnham say about capitalism?

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