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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a year, how many minors are killed at work?
(a) One in one hundred.
(b) One in ten thousand.
(c) One in nine hundred.
(d) One in twenty.

2. What did Orwell say was the distinguishing mark of the upper-middle class before the war in England?
(a) It was known for its gluttony.
(b) It believed in the power of money and education.
(c) It allowed no other people in its ranks.
(d) It consisted of mainly military, official and professional people.

3. What did Orwell find hopeful about the unemployed men he met?
(a) They had not gone to pieces spiritually.
(b) They could talk about their experiences and learn from them.
(c) They continued to exerecise in case work should come available in the mines.
(d) They relied on each other for food and money.

4. What portion of the population of Wigan was living on unemployment, including family members?
(a) One forth.
(b) One third.
(c) One half.
(d) One eighth.

5. What did the Socialists think of the occupational centers?
(a) They believed the centers should do more training.
(b) They believed the centers were brainwashing men.
(c) They believed the centers were there to keep the unemployed quiet and hopeful.
(d) They believed the centers were run by Marxists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the occupational centers of the thirties?

2. What did many of the old timers believe about miners washing their legs?

3. What is the first thing a miner does when he comes up from the mine?

4. What was the most understandable cause of accidents in a mine?

5. What could happen to cause a miner to lose one or two days pay?

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