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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Orwell's problem with phrases like "swan song"?
(a) It is an overused cliché.
(b) It is a dying metaphor.
(c) It anthropomorphizes a non-human entity.
(d) It makes use of alliteration.

2. Where is the narrator working?
(a) Japan.
(b) Australia.
(c) India.
(d) Burma.

3. What does Orwell say about Tolstoy's conversion?
(a) He did it to better his reputation, not because his belief was sincere.
(b) He was swayed by false prophets.
(c) He only exchanged one form of egotism for another.
(d) He never converted; it was a rumor.

4. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?
(a) He likes Shakespeare, but realizes that there are flaws in his work.
(b) He loves his work, and has profound respect for him as an artist.
(c) He likes Shakespeare's characters, but not the plots of his plays.
(d) He admires what Shakespeare attempted, but dislikes his works.

5. According to Orwell, how does Gulliver change from part two to part three of "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) He appears to have a higher social standing, as evidenced by consorting with educated men of political standing.
(b) He develops an appreciation for his home and family, which he previously lacked.
(c) He resigns himself to the aging process, and makes peace with the idea of being old.
(d) He decides to make the most of the time he has, rather than sulking about getting old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point of Orwell's essay on the English language?

2. Orwell feels that Swift, through "Gulliver's Travels", is attacking what sort of government structure?

3. What change has occurred for the narrator, in Chapter 3?

4. In what country is the narrator, in Chapter 3?

5. According to Burnham, what place do workers occupy in the new socialist structure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Orwell's criteria for a "perfect" murder?

2. How does Burnham's theory about the "manners and morals" of a given era differ from Orwell's?

3. What flaws are shared by all of the examples of "bad English" that Orwell offers?

4. What are some of the books that Orwell names as "Good Bad Books", and what flaw do they share?

5. What link does Orwell establish between freedom of the press, and other forms of liberty?

6. What is Orwell's opinion about book reviews?

7. What does Orwell say about the general trend of the English language?

8. What is Orwell's occupation, in the first chapter?

9. According to the evidence Orwell presents from "Gulliver's Travels", how does Gulliver feel about science?

10. What does Orwell say about the sanitation of Hopital X?

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