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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orwell suggest as an act of contrition for someone who has committed a sin?
(a) Confessing to a priest.
(b) Planting a tree.
(c) Volunteerism.
(d) Working to right their wrong.

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

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

4. What does Orwell say about children's books, in Chapter 18?
(a) They give one a "false map" of the world.
(b) They have adult themes that are too advanced for children.
(c) They are too complicated for most children.
(d) They are ineffective at teaching values and morals.

5. How many reviews does the person in Chapter 14 write per year?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 52.
(d) 100.

6. What object is linked to the Vicar of Bray?
(a) A yew tree.
(b) A pocket watch.
(c) A carriage.
(d) A gold medallion.

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

8. Orwell states that books are the least expensive media pleasures, next to what?
(a) Radio.
(b) Television.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Cinema.

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

10. What event does Orwell cite as evidence for his argument about sports?
(a) The peace treaty that was signed after the 1922 Olympic Games.
(b) The killing of a tennis star by a crazed fan.
(c) The money that has been donated to charity by sports stars.
(d) The riots at the 1936 Olympic Games.

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

12. Chapter 12 begins with a description of the life cycle of what animal?
(a) Gnat.
(b) Toad.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Squirrel.

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

14. What kind of person is Thibaw?
(a) Fair and just.
(b) Colorful, but harmless.
(c) Drunken and homicidal.
(d) Wise and noble.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, Orwell describes an image of what, taken from books such as "Tom Sawyer" and "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

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

3. Orwell refers to the art of which countries to prove that those who work outdoors are interested in nature?

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

5. According to Orwell, what are the feelings between two teams in a sporting event?

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