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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin supposes that the people of Omelas have what number of rules and laws?
(a) Singularly few.
(b) A maximum of ten.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) A tax structure.
(b) The free market.
(c) The stock exchange.
(d) Bankruptcies.

3. Who is said to be exercising horses on the Green Fields?
(a) Young boys.
(b) Boys and girls.
(c) Girls and women.
(d) Boys and men.

4. Le Guin states that what human expression has become "archaic" (3) in the modern age?
(a) A smile.
(b) A frown.
(c) A grimace.
(d) A smirk.

5. What aspect of law enforcement does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) Investigators.
(b) Judges.
(c) Magistrates.
(d) The secret police.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?

3. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?

4. What particular aspect of consumer culture LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

5. LeGuin states that the people of Omelas do not use what?

(see the answer key)

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