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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Orwell describe "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
(a) Childish and melodramatic.
(b) Boring, but well-executed.
(c) Frivolous and stupid.
(d) Poorly written, but memorable.

3. According to Orwell, what did older American literature have, that the newer doesn't?
(a) Sympathetic characters.
(b) Values.
(c) Frightening villains.
(d) Memorable plots.

4. How does Orwell feel about books?
(a) He prefers reading to most activities, but understands why other people might not.
(b) He prefers movies, unless he finds a really good book that can be read again and again.
(c) He enjoys reading, but wishes that books were cheaper.
(d) He laments the prioritization of the people who don't read.

5. According to Orwell, how would reviews be handled in an ideal world?
(a) More people would write reviews, so that each reviewer wouldn't have to do as much work.
(b) The number of works being reviewed would be greatly restricted.
(c) Ordinary people would write reviews and share them with one another.
(d) There wouldn't be any reviews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Orwell feels that it is possible to play sports, for fun and recreation, in the absence of what?

2. What does Orwell cite as a reason for the quality of contemporary murder literature?

3. How many reviews does the person in Chapter 14 write per year?

4. What does Orwell say about children's books, in Chapter 18?

5. According to Orwell, what ideal is at stake in international sports competitions?

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