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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin says that it "is the treason of" (3) whom to refuse to admit "the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain" (3)?
(a) The doctor.
(b) The artist.
(c) The philosopher.
(d) The scholar.

2. What particular aspect of consumer culture LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) Coupons.
(b) Bartering.
(c) Advertisements.
(d) Sales.

3. What aspect of war does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) The cannon.
(b) The tank.
(c) The rifle.
(d) The bomb.

4. LeGuin states that modern society only considers what element of life to be "interesting" (3)?
(a) Strife.
(b) Spectacle.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Evil.

5. What colorful objects are used to decorate the horses of Omelas with color?
(a) Balloons.
(b) Pieces of chalk.
(c) Streamers.
(d) Lengths of yarn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which building in Omelas is named as the "handsomest" (3) in town?

2. The flavor and scent of the drug present within Omelas is described using what term?

3. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?

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

5. The people exercising the horses on the Green Fields are said to have "long, lithe" (1) what?

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