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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what parts of their bodies do the horse-exercisers have a certain substance?
(a) Their faces and heads.
(b) Their feet and ankles.
(c) Their ankles and knees.
(d) Their chests and backs.

2. In what season does the event described at the start of the story take place?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

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

4. LeGuin names one thing that is absolutely not present in Omelas, saying she is "sure" (3). What is it?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Rage.
(d) Murder.

5. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
(a) Mud.
(b) Water.
(c) Hair.
(d) Dust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Le Guin states that what human expression has become "archaic" (3) in the modern age?

2. The calls of the children are described by using what adjective?

3. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

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

5. LeGuin states that she cannot "suit" (3) whom when describing her version of a utopia?

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