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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the hospital staff sterilize their equipment between patients?
(a) They don't.
(b) They boil the tools.
(c) They use an autoclave.
(d) They dip the tools in rubbing alcohol.

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

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

5. What change has occurred for the narrator, in Chapter 3?
(a) He has been imprisoned.
(b) He has been reassigned.
(c) He has gone from being the oppressor, to being the victim.
(d) He has been demoted.

6. In what country is the narrator, in Chapter 3?
(a) Burma.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

7. According to Orwell, how does Gandhi compare to other politicians of his time?
(a) He didn't accomplish as much.
(b) He accomplished much more.
(c) He didn't focus on the same issues.
(d) He left a remarkably "clean smell" behind.

8. How did the first speaker, in Chapter 8, feel about freedom of the press?
(a) It was desirable, but the government had a right to censor its citizens.
(b) It was a good thing - in India.
(c) It was desirable, but not necessary.
(d) It would lead to the corruption, and ultimate demise, of the government.

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

10. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi's policy of non-violent protest?
(a) It is effective in most circumstances, but not all.
(b) It can be effective, but only in some circumstances.
(c) It is ineffective, and unsuitable for the modern world.
(d) He agrees wholeheartedly with Gandhi's policy.

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

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

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

14. To Orwell, freedom of the press means the liberty to do what?
(a) Express personal opinions.
(b) Report anything, whether it is true or not.
(c) Put a spin on the story, as long as the facts are correct.
(d) Criticize and oppose.

15. Tolstoy wrote a biting criticism of what playwright's work?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Aeschylus.
(c) Marlowe
(d) Molière.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Burnham, what is the most important factor for class mobility, in the society he envisions?

2. How is the prisoner behaving, as he is marching to his death?

3. What illness does the narrator have, in Chapter 3?

4. What does Orwell feel can help to reverse the downward trend of the English language?

5. How does Orwell feel about scientific words and foreign phrases?

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