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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship does Orwell establish between social justice and nature?
(a) Nature is a blessing that can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of the social injustices they endure.
(b) Only the oppressors are free to truly appreciate the beauty of nature.
(c) Nature can only be truly appreciated by those who are oppressed.
(d) There is no relationship between the two.

2. According to Orwell, spring is more noticeable for people in what areas?
(a) Rural and urban.
(b) Urban.
(c) Suburban.
(d) Rural.

3. Orwell refers to the art of which countries to prove that those who work outdoors are interested in nature?
(a) Spain and France.
(b) America and England.
(c) Egypt and Spain.
(d) China and Japan.

4. How many crimes does Orwell mention as being turned into great literature?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Three.

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

6. Why does Orwell claim that his readers think farmers and fishermen wouldn't be interested in reading his essays about nature?
(a) Most of them are uneducated, and illiterate.
(b) They are more interested in politics than people who live in urban areas.
(c) They work too closely with it, so they are not interested in reading about it.
(d) Orwell isn't good at writing about nature.

7. What does Orwell cite as a reason for the quality of contemporary murder literature?
(a) Crimes are becoming less memorable.
(b) There are currently no good writers.
(c) People aren't interested in reading it.
(d) The government is censoring it too much.

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

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

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

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

12. Orwell refers to all of the titles in Chapter 16 as great examples of what?
(a) Children's literature.
(b) Fantasy tales.
(c) Commercial literature.
(d) Light literature.

13. Orwell says, in Chapter 12, that he has occasionally found what in summer?
(a) A den of fox kits.
(b) A toad that never woke up from hibernation.
(c) A patch of wheat.
(d) A salamander, under a log.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about people bonding through sports?

2. How does the animal discussed in Chapter 12 discern the sex of other members of its species?

3. What is the main characteristic of the poems, written by the poet mentioned in Chapter 17?

4. According to Orwell, what is the reason that people don't read?

5. Which title, named in Chapter 16, is also the subject of Chapter 18?

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