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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orwell feel can help to reverse the downward trend of the English language?
(a) Caring more.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Better education.

2. What does Orwell say about Tolstoy's conversion?
(a) He never converted; it was a rumor.
(b) He only exchanged one form of egotism for another.
(c) He was swayed by false prophets.
(d) He did it to better his reputation, not because his belief was sincere.

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

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

5. What does Burnham write about the atrocities Stalin committed?
(a) The things he did were so outrageous that the rest of the world was inclined to believe his reasons for doing so.
(b) The world believed Stalin because he gave just enough evidence to back up his claims.
(c) The world knew Stalin was crazy, but couldn't do anything to stop him.
(d) The world wasn't aware of anything Stalin did until after he died.

6. What does the narrator call the hospital?
(a) "Nurse Ratchet's wing."
(b) "Hopital X."
(c) "The Tomb."
(d) "L'hopital du mort."

7. How did the narrator leave the hospital?
(a) He transferred to another hospital, to be under the care of his own doctor.
(b) Once his condition was stable, he was moved to another facility.
(c) He left fully recovered with a doctor's discharge.
(d) He fled before his time was up, and without an official discharge.

8. According to Burnham, what is the most important factor for class mobility, in the society he envisions?
(a) Ability.
(b) Appearance.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Genealogy.

9. What does the creature do as the prisoner is being led to his execution?
(a) Rampages through the crowd of spectators.
(b) Jumps up and tries to lick the prisoner's face.
(c) Bites the executioner.
(d) Stings the attending guard.

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

11. How much does Orwell think the managerial revolution, which Burnham writes about, has influenced the United States?
(a) Not at all.
(b) A lot.
(c) Some.
(d) Very little.

12. Orwell feels that Swift, through "Gulliver's Travels", is attacking what sort of government structure?
(a) Totalitarianism.
(b) Oligarchy.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Aristocracy.

13. What did the name of Gandhi's political policy, "Satyagraha," mean?
(a) "Karma."
(b) "Strength in silence."
(c) "Firmness in truth."
(d) "Belief in oneself."

14. Of what religion is the prisoner in Chapter 2?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Christian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What crucial element of Shakespeare's works does Tolstoy fail to recognize, according to Orwell?

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

3. According to Orwell, how does Gandhi compare to other politicians of his time?

4. According to Orwell, literature is in danger from censorship, and what else?

5. Why does the narrator hesitate to kill the elephant?

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