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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a role LeGuin names in order to demonstrate the citizens' level of self-awareness?
(a) Dulcent shepherds.
(b) Bland utopians.
(c) Logical thinkers.
(d) Noble savages.

2. What action is taken to get the scapegoat child to move?
(a) A slap.
(b) A whip crack.
(c) A shove.
(d) A kick.

3. LeGuin says that if it will help the reader like Omelas better, they should add what element?
(a) A justice system.
(b) A drug.
(c) An orgy.
(d) An organized religion.

4. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?
(a) Expensive to purchase.
(b) Expensive to produce.
(c) Exploitative to produce.
(d) Habit-forming.

5. The people of Omelas come to believe that the scapegoat child requires what object in order to sit?
(a) A blindfold.
(b) Sawdust.
(c) A pillow.
(d) Excrement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without the walls around it, the scapegoat child would be what, according to the citizens of Omelas?

2. The processions described by the narrator all move toward what part of Omelas?

3. The young men and women stroke what parts of their horses during the festival?

4. What action does the onlooker want to see the scapegoat child take?

5. The science of Omelas is described by the narrator as having what quality?

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