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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Orwell use to describe modern sports?
(a) "Cult."
(b) "Religion."
(c) "Hobby."
(d) "Fad."

2. The murderer, according to Orwell, kills his victim to avoid what?
(a) Disgrace or scandal.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Financial ruin.

3. Orwell remarks that no one ever plants what type of tree?
(a) Apple.
(b) Oak.
(c) Maple.
(d) Walnut.

4. What types of sporting events does Orwell support?
(a) Events held for charity.
(b) International sports.
(c) Local, friendly games.
(d) Youth events.

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

6. Which title, named in Chapter 16, is also the subject of Chapter 18?
(a) "Penrod".
(b) "King Solomon's Mines".
(c) "Helen's Babies".
(d) "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

7. According to Orwell, when is the best time to read a good murder mystery?
(a) Saturday morning.
(b) Friday evening.
(c) Sunday afternoon.
(d) Saturday evening.

8. According to Orwell, how do international sporting events affect relations between countries?
(a) They make them worse.
(b) They have no effect.
(c) They make them better.
(d) They worsen relations between citizens, but improve relations between leaders.

9. How does Orwell describe the ideal murderer, in a murder story?
(a) Calculating.
(b) Pitiable.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Eccentric.

10. What does Orwell refer to as the era of great murder mystery literature?
(a) "Renaissance."
(b) "Dark Ages."
(c) "Golden Age."
(d) "Elizabethan period."

11. According to Orwell, what flaw is shared by all of the titles he mentions in Chapter 16?
(a) A kind of absurdity.
(b) Poor writing skill.
(c) A boring plot.
(d) Unmemorable characters.

12. How does Orwell feel about winning by cheating?
(a) A win is a win, regardless of how it is earned.
(b) It's okay, as long as the other team is also cheating.
(c) It is a win without honor or meaning.
(d) It's okay, if the cheating team is so far behind that winning one game won't affect the overall outcome.

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

14. Orwell compares "Helen's Babies" with the works of what other author?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Orson Scott Wells.
(d) Jules Verne.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What method of killing does Orwell prefer for murder mysteries?

3. Orwell says, in Chapter 12, that he has occasionally found what in summer?

4. In "Good Bad Books", what kind of books does Orwell write about?

5. What does Orwell say about children's books, in Chapter 18?

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