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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The sound of what instrument is described as "imperious, melancholy, piercing" (6)?
(a) Tuba.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Bassoon.
(d) Dulcimer.

3. The faces of the children at the festival are described as "amiably" (4) what?
(a) Grouchy.
(b) Tired.
(c) Sticky.
(d) Grumpy.

4. What quality of the scapegoat's existence results in favorable effects for all other citizens?
(a) Its misery.
(b) Its loyalty.
(c) Its confusion.
(d) Its isolation.

5. The second question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The purpose of the race.
(b) The citizens of Omelas.
(c) The identity of the prisoner.
(d) The nature of despair.

Short Answer Questions

1. The young men participating in the festival's main event are said to be what?

2. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?

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

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

5. What adjective is used to describe the eyes of the child who plays the instrument at the festival?

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