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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. Of what religion is the prisoner in Chapter 2?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Christian.
(d) Muslim.

2. What treatment is described as a spectator sport on the ward?
(a) The application of mustard poultices.
(b) Leeching.
(c) Cupping.
(d) Cold baths.

3. What does the creature do as the prisoner is being led to his execution?
(a) Rampages through the crowd of spectators.
(b) Jumps up and tries to lick the prisoner's face.
(c) Stings the attending guard.
(d) Bites the executioner.

4. Why does Orwell dislike words such as "constitute" and "phenomenon"?
(a) They are used intentionally to elevate writing beyond the capability of the ordinary reader.
(b) They are unnecessarily long.
(c) They consolidate, into one word, what should be expressed with a phrase.
(d) He feels that they are used to "dress up" concepts that could be expressed in plainer terms.

5. What crucial element of Shakespeare's works does Tolstoy fail to recognize, according to Orwell?
(a) Shakespeare's lack of education.
(b) The fact that Shakespeare deliberately incorporated flaws into his work.
(c) The social commentary in Shakespeare's works.
(d) Shakespeare's status as a poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about Shakespeare?

2. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?

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

4. Burnham was influenced by what political writer?

5. What is Orwell's reasoning for the shifts in Gulliver's character?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about nonsense poetry?

2. How does Orwell describe the book reviewer in Chapter 14?

3. What effect does Gandhi's autobiography have on Orwell?

4. What does Orwell think of children's stories such as "Tom Sawyer"?

5. According to Orwell, what changes occur in the character of Gulliver, in each part of "Gulliver's Travels"?

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

7. How does the elephant die?

8. What pamphlet was the subject of the meeting of the P.E.N. Club that takes place in Chapter 8?

9. What is the substance of Burnham's "Managerial Revolution", as relayed by Orwell in Chapter 9?

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

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