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

3. What element of Omelas does LeGuin describe as "magnificent" (3)?
(a) The Farmers' Market.
(b) The town square.
(c) The art gallery.
(d) The library.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of event is taking place in Omelas when the narrative begins?

2. LeGuin states that modern society considers only what element of life to be "intellectual" (3) in nature?

3. LeGuin says that the people of Omelas are "not less" what "than" (3) we are?

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

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

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