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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about books?

2. According to Orwell, how do international sporting events affect relations between countries?

3. How many works is the person in Chapter 14 attempting to review?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Burnham states that capitalism is dying and that a socialist pyramid will replace it. Do you agree? Do you see Burnham's theory manifested in the United States in any way? If so, how? Do you agree with Orwell's assessment, that the Managerial Revolution has not greatly influenced the United States? In what countries do you think the Managerial Revolution has started to take effect? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text in defending your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Burnham makes several inaccurate political predictions, and Orwell accuses him of power-worship. On what does Burnham base his predictions?

Essay Topic 3

Orwell claims that Smith identified with the character of Gulliver, in "Gulliver's Travels". Do you agree? How well does Orwell present his argument? To what do you attribute the changes in Gulliver's character that Orwell describes? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text in defending your conclusions.

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