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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality of the scapegoat's existence results in favorable effects for all other citizens?
(a) Its misery.
(b) Its confusion.
(c) Its loyalty.
(d) Its isolation.

2. What term does LeGuin use to characterize objects such as "cars or helicopters" (3)?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Efficiency.
(c) Technology.
(d) Aesthetics.

3. The children of Omelas learn about the scapegoat child when they are between what ages?
(a) 9 and 14.
(b) 13 and 15.
(c) 8 and 12.
(d) 6 and 8.

4. How many paces wide is the dwelling of the scapegoat child?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. LeGuin states that which two adjectives are helpful to define when deciding what elements to include within Omelas?
(a) Cold and logical.
(b) Exploitative and consumptive.
(c) Cruel and unusual.
(d) Necessary and destructive.

Short Answer Questions

1. The scapegoat child is said to have "no understanding of" (8) what?

2. The people who come to view the scapegoat child are said to feel in what way?

3. How many windows does the scapegoat child's dwelling have?

4. What actions do the horses take that leads the young men and women to speak to them?

5. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?

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