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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 has the elephant destroyed?
(a) A cart with vegetables in it.
(b) A newsstand.
(c) A.grove of trees, a hut, and a bicycle.
(d) A bamboo hut, some fruit stalls, and a rubbish van.

2. What similarity does Orwell find between the Catholic and Communist ideologies?
(a) Both refuse to acknowledge the honesty and intellectual capability of their opponents.
(b) Both appoint a leader without the input of the followers.
(c) Both provide harsh punishments for dissenters.
(d) Both are based on an idea that sounds much better until it is put into practice.

3. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?
(a) His arthritic hands.
(b) His spectacles.
(c) His cane.
(d) His hair, which is turning grey.

4. In principle, with whom does the narrator side?
(a) The Burmese.
(b) The British.
(c) The prisoners.
(d) The police.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Orwell, how does Gandhi compare to other politicians of his time?

4. What do the magistrates and police do after the prisoner's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Orwell's overall intention, according to his statements at the end of Chapter 6?

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

3. According to Orwell, what is the reason for the dearth of good contemporary murder literature?

4. Whom does Orwell name in Chapter 17 as a well-known nonsense poet?

5. What does Orwell say about Burnham's theory about Stalin?

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

7. Based on Orwell's description, what is the life cycle of a toad?

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

9. What are some of Tolstoy's criticisms about Shakespeare?

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

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