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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Burnham predicted that what nation would be victorious in World War II?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Japan.
2. The narrator is a citizen of what country?
(a) India.
(b) Australia.
(c) Burma.
(d) Britain.
3. What does the prisoner begin to chant as he walks?
(a) Nonsense words.
(b) The name of the god, Ram.
(c) The names of his family members.
(d) A Hindu prayer for salvation.
4. Why does Orwell dislike words such as "constitute" and "phenomenon"?
(a) They consolidate, into one word, what should be expressed with a phrase.
(b) He feels that they are used to "dress up" concepts that could be expressed in plainer terms.
(c) They are unnecessarily long.
(d) They are used intentionally to elevate writing beyond the capability of the ordinary reader.
5. Where did the elephant come from?
(a) It was released in the town by someone who wanted to destroy the bazaar.
(b) It had escaped from the zoo.
(c) It was wild, and found its way into the town.
(d) It was domesticated.
6. What is Orwell's problem with phrases like "swan song"?
(a) It is a dying metaphor.
(b) It makes use of alliteration.
(c) It anthropomorphizes a non-human entity.
(d) It is an overused cliché.
7. What is Orwell's reasoning for the shifts in Gulliver's character?
(a) Gulliver represented four different people that Swift knew.
(b) Swift wanted a clear demarcation between each part of the story.
(c) Swift identified with Gulliver.
(d) Gulliver had multiple personality disorder.
8. What has the elephant destroyed?
(a) A bamboo hut, some fruit stalls, and a rubbish van.
(b) A cart with vegetables in it.
(c) A newsstand.
(d) A.grove of trees, a hut, and a bicycle.
9. What is the subject of Gulliver's ranting in the second book of "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) His children.
(b) Aging.
(c) Organized religion.
(d) England.
10. What does Orwell say is the sole purpose of a metaphor?
(a) To further the point of the writer.
(b) To supply one thing with the attributes of another.
(c) To call up a visual image.
(d) To explain an association between two things
11. What does Burnham write about Stalin?
(a) He is a sham, who must be overthrown.
(b) He is a necessary and logical continuation from Lenin.
(c) He is less than ideal, but still a competent leader.
(d) He is brilliant and misunderstood.
12. What is the narrator's profession?
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Judge.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Doctor.
13. How much does Orwell think the managerial revolution, which Burnham writes about, has influenced the United States?
(a) Very little.
(b) Some.
(c) Not at all.
(d) A lot.
14. Gulliver disapproves of what sort of knowledge, according to Orwell?
(a) Knowledge for its own sake.
(b) Knowledge supported by insufficient evidence.
(c) Knowledge used only for practical purposes.
(d) Abstract knowledge.
15. According to Orwell, what is the primary purpose of language?
(a) Expanding knowledge.
(b) Evoking feeling.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Straightforward communication.
Short Answer Questions
1. Overall, how does Orwell feel about "Gulliver's Travels"?
2. How do the police and magistrates feel after the prisoner's death?
3. Death, at the narrator's hospital, is personified by a patient who finds what activity difficult and painful?
4. What major change occurred in Tolstoy's life?
5. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi's policy of non-violent protest?
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