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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the sole piece of gear or accoutrement worn by the horses of Omelas?
(a) A bit with a halter.
(b) Lengths of ribbon.
(c) A halter without a bit.
(d) A saddle.

3. What part of each horse is decorated colorfully?
(a) The flank.
(b) The tail.
(c) The mane.
(d) The ears.

4. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?
(a) Waited.
(b) Trotted.
(c) Galloped.
(d) Pranced.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to be exercising horses on the Green Fields?

2. What two modes of transportation does LeGuin imagine the people of Omelas using in order to reach the Festival of Summer?

3. The people of Omelas are said not to "keep" (3) what?

4. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?

5. In what season does the event described at the start of the story take place?

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