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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Orwell, what do newspapers try to do when reporting on sports events?
(a) Report as accurately as possible.
(b) Incite fans.
(c) Make their team look good.
(d) Cover up the enmity between opposing sides.

2. How much did it cost to plant the garden Orwell describes in Chapter 13?
(a) Six and sixpence.
(b) Twelve and sixpence.
(c) Three shillings.
(d) Two pounds.

3. According to Orwell, what should the relationship be between the murderer and the victim?
(a) Lover.
(b) Sibling.
(c) Spouse.
(d) Son or daughter.

4. What is the best motive for a compelling murder mystery, according to Orwell?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Money.
(c) Lust or power.
(d) Love.

5. What is the main characteristic of the poems, written by the poet mentioned in Chapter 17?
(a) They are obscene.
(b) They have an ABAB rhyme scheme.
(c) They are popular with children.
(d) The first and last lines share the same rhyme.

6. How does Orwell feel about the quality of contemporary murder literature?
(a) It is good, but declining.
(b) It is poor, but improving.
(c) It is poor.
(d) It is good.

7. The subject of Chapter 14 reviews what?
(a) Plays.
(b) Books.
(c) Movies.
(d) Songs.

8. According to Orwell, what ideal is at stake in international sports competitions?
(a) Prestige.
(b) Fairness.
(c) Skill.
(d) Sportsmanship.

9. What does Orwell compare athletes to?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Automobiles.
(c) Chess pieces.
(d) Machines.

10. Orwell refers to what form of medieval art to back up his claims about outdoor workers and nature?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Stories.
(c) Ballads.
(d) Paintings.

11. What method of killing does Orwell prefer for murder mysteries?
(a) Stabbing.
(b) Hitting someone with a car.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Shooting.

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

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

14. What does Orwell say about the meaning of the poems he mentions in Chapter 17?
(a) They mean very little.
(b) They have profound meaning, though disguised.
(c) They have no meaning.
(d) They mean something different to each person who reads them.

15. What does Orwell use as an example of a new form of children's literature?
(a) The "Superman" comics.
(b) The "Penrod" series.
(c) The "Hardy Boys" series.
(d) The "Nancy Drew" series.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about books?

2. In Orwell's ideal world, how would the quality of each work be reflected in its reviews?

3. Orwell remarks that no one ever plants what type of tree?

4. What nonsense poet is named in Chapter 17?

5. According to Orwell, what is not a popular subject in his essays?

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