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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a role LeGuin names in order to demonstrate the citizens' level of self-awareness?
(a) Bland utopians.
(b) Logical thinkers.
(c) Dulcent shepherds.
(d) Noble savages.

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

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

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

5. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
(a) Dust.
(b) Water.
(c) Mud.
(d) Hair.

6. What aspect of law enforcement does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) The secret police.
(b) Judges.
(c) Investigators.
(d) Magistrates.

7. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?
(a) Drooz.
(b) Grozz.
(c) Schmooz.
(d) Glooz.

8. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) A street sign.
(c) A dream.
(d) A session of freewriting.

9. The people of Omelas are said not to "keep" (3) what?
(a) Farm animals.
(b) Promises.
(c) Mixed company.
(d) Slaves.

10. LeGuin states that she has what goal in relation to the reader?
(a) To influence.
(b) To convince.
(c) To question.
(d) To transform.

11. The people exercising the horses on the Green Fields are said to have "long, lithe" (1) what?
(a) Legs.
(b) Arms.
(c) Limbs.
(d) Digits.

12. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?
(a) Teased.
(b) Neighed.
(c) Boasted.
(d) Chatted.

13. The first question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The nature of joy.
(b) The crime committed by the prisoner.
(c) The purpose of the race.
(d) The citizens of Omelas.

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

15. The people of Omelas are said to lack what type of leader?
(a) A public steward.
(b) A king.
(c) A mayor.
(d) A magistrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sole piece of gear or accoutrement worn by the horses of Omelas?

2. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

3. The sky on the day described in Paragraph 1 is said to be what color?

4. The first line of the story names what species of bird?

5. What particular aspect of consumer culture LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

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