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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sort of clothing is worn by the people who exercise the horses?
(a) They wear homemade clothing.
(b) They wear conservative dress.
(c) They are naked.
(d) They wear sacred garments.

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

4. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?
(a) Towered.
(b) Clouded.
(c) Torn.
(d) Colored.

5. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?
(a) Far off.
(b) Fairly near.
(c) Nearly unreachable.
(d) Very close.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the horses said to feel about their participation in the event of Omelas?

2. LeGuin insists that she does not want Omelas to resemble a what?

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

4. What colorful objects are used to decorate the horses of Omelas with color?

5. When LeGuin mentions several inventions that have yet to be created, what is NOT an object she mentions?

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