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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. What is a "dataller?"
(a) A miner who digs the coal.
(b) The superviser in the mine shaft.
(c) A miner who plants explosives.
(d) A miner who attends to the roof of the mine.

2. What author accused miners of gluttony?
(a) Rev. B.W. Smith.
(b) Rev. W. R. Inge.
(c) Rev. W.D. Acres.
(d) Rev. W. S. Bellows.

3. What is the first thing a miner does when he comes up from the mine?
(a) Gargles water to get the coal dust out of his nose and mouth.
(b) Strips off his shirt and wipes his face.
(c) Drinks large quantities of water.
(d) Goes home to bathe.

4. Why did Orwell think the upper-middle class were drawn to India, Kenya and Nigeria?
(a) Because they could effect social change.
(b) Because they were considered royalty in those countries.
(c) Because they were unable to speak the language and were considered intelligent.
(d) Because they could pretend to live the life of gentlemen.

5. What did many of the old timers believe about miners washing their legs?
(a) Washing is bad luck.
(b) Washing causes lumbago.
(c) Washing is for women only.
(d) Washing causes ulcers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is nystagmus?

2. Why did Orwell's parents eventually forbid him to play with certain children in the neighborhood?

3. To what did Orwell compare a "shabby-genteel family" in England?

4. What was the number of people underfed in England based on Orwell's calculations?

5. What was offered a very few of the miners in the better built mines?

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