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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two groups are said to encourage the bad habit named by LeGuin in Paragraph 3?
(a) Scholars and rakes.
(b) Priests and poets.
(c) Pedants and sophisticates.
(d) Clergy and philosophers.

2. What other action is the woman taking as she passes out flowers?
(a) She is murmuring.
(b) She is cheering.
(c) She is laughing.
(d) She is weeping.

3. The young men participating in the festival's main event are said to be what?
(a) Committed.
(b) Brave.
(c) Reluctant.
(d) Tall.

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

5. LeGuin states that which two adjectives are helpful to define when deciding what elements to include within Omelas?
(a) Exploitative and consumptive.
(b) Cold and logical.
(c) Cruel and unusual.
(d) Necessary and destructive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?

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

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

4. What adjective is used to describe the horses' legs?

5. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?

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