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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) A street sign.
(c) A session of freewriting.
(d) A dream.

2. The people exercising the horses on the Green Fields are said to have "long, lithe" (1) what?
(a) Legs.
(b) Limbs.
(c) Digits.
(d) Arms.

3. What sort of event is taking place in Omelas when the narrative begins?
(a) A carnival.
(b) A public execution.
(c) A festival.
(d) A concert.

4. LeGuin insists that she does not want Omelas to resemble a what?
(a) A utopia.
(b) A dystopia.
(c) A fairy tale.
(d) A parable.

5. When LeGuin mentions several inventions that have yet to be created, what is NOT an object she mentions?
(a) A cure for the common cold.
(b) Floating light sources.
(c) A network of surveillance cameras.
(d) Fuel-less power.

Short Answer Questions

1. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?

2. The subtitle of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" is "Variations on a theme by" whom?

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

4. The man mentioned in the story's subtitle is a famous what?

5. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?

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