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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Orwell doesn't understand the point of either practice.
(d) Because his reasoning is based on a view that this world is an illusion.

2. In Chapter 7, Orwell wonders if Gandhi was motivated by what vice?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Envy.
(c) Greed.
(d) Wrath.

3. How does Orwell propose to aid the English language?
(a) He does not think there is anything that can be done.
(b) To address the issue to teachers of the language.
(c) To appeal to writers of grammar books and dictionaries.
(d) To inject clear thinking into the process aiding readers in fundamental remedies.

4. What is the crowd's reaction to the prisoner's chant?
(a) It doesn't seem to have an effect on them.
(b) They begin to feel some compassion for him.
(c) They try to help him escape.
(d) They want him to die quickly.

5. How is the Burmese jail described?
(a) Old and musty.
(b) Small and dank.
(c) Wet and unsanitary.
(d) Spacious and institutional.

6. According to Burnham, who governs the manners and morals of a given era?
(a) The general public.
(b) Religious figures.
(c) The aristocracy.
(d) Those who are in power.

7. What crucial element of Shakespeare's works does Tolstoy fail to recognize, according to Orwell?
(a) Shakespeare's lack of education.
(b) The social commentary in Shakespeare's works.
(c) The fact that Shakespeare deliberately incorporated flaws into his work.
(d) Shakespeare's status as a poet.

8. What two groups does Orwell name as an example of people for whom Satyagraha would be an ineffective political tool?
(a) The Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Russians under Stalin.
(b) The Kurds under Hussein, and the Jews in Nazi Germany.
(c) The Russians under Stalin, and the Italians under Mussolini.
(d) The Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Burmese under the British Empire.

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

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

11. In "The Managerial Revolution", what does Burnham say about capitalism?
(a) That it is dying, and will be replaced with communism.
(b) That it is alive and well.
(c) That it is dying, and will be replaced with a socialist pyramid.
(d) That it will only survive if it changes to accommodate social classes.

12. What sort of bath does the hospital staff give the narrator?
(a) They put him in a lukewarm bath.
(b) They swab his body with warm damp towels.
(c) They hand him a bucket of cold water and a washcloth for him to bathe with.
(d) They put him in five inches of warm water.

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

14. What illness does the narrator have, in Chapter 3?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Scarlet fever.

15. How does Gulliver believe science should be used?
(a) As a mental exercise.
(b) To prove that some religious beliefs are absurd.
(c) For practical applications, like technology, that improve the welfare of all.
(d) To wield power over those who aren't educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the magistrates and police convene after the prisoner's death?

2. Orwell worries that liberty cannot exist without what?

3. What does Orwell compare to a "pre-fabricate hen-house"?

4. To Orwell, freedom of the press means the liberty to do what?

5. Why does Orwell dislike words such as "constitute" and "phenomenon"?

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