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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin states that modern society considers only what element of life to be "intellectual" (3) in nature?
(a) Self-reflection.
(b) Pain.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) A degree.

2. What element of Omelas does LeGuin describe as "magnificent" (3)?
(a) The art gallery.
(b) The town square.
(c) The library.
(d) The Farmers' Market.

3. The sound of the bells is described in what way?
(a) Ringing.
(b) Pealing.
(c) Smashing.
(d) Clanging.

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

5. What part of each boat in the harbor is decorated with flags?
(a) Hold.
(b) Rigging.
(c) Mast.
(d) Crow's nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. LeGuin uses what adjective to describe the hypothetical absence of intoxicants within Omelas?

2. 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)?

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

4. LeGuin says that the people of Omelas are "not less" what "than" (3) we are?

5. LeGuin states that she has what goal in relation to the reader?

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