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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, 11, and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Erewhon?"
(a) Jacob Dylan.
(b) Samuel Butler.
(c) George Bernard Shaw.
(d) Jonathan Swift.

2. What does "back to back" mean?
(a) Two houses separated by a brick wall.
(b) Two houses combined to make one large house.
(c) Two houses built as one, one upstairs, one downstairs.
(d) Two houses built as one, front house faces the street, back house faces the alley.

3. What did Orwell believe was the deeper implications of Socialism?
(a) Socialism stands for better housing for the working poor.
(b) Socialism stands for better wages and better working conditions.
(c) Socialism stands for justice and common decency.
(d) Socialism stands for democracy and common goals.

4. In what positions did Orwell find himself moving through the tunnels in the coal mine?
(a) Standing, crawling and moving on his belly.
(b) Bent over, squatting and crawling.
(c) Bent over, crawling and twisting.
(d) Bent over, squatting and running.

5. In what position must the fillers work?
(a) Sitting.
(b) Slouching over.
(c) Standing up.
(d) On their knees.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the fillers on the job during their shifts?

2. How long was Orwell a member of the Indian Police?

3. What did Mr. Brooker do while grumbling that it was "women's work?"

4. What were some of the misconceptions Orwell noted about Socialists in 1930's England?

5. What did "The Sleeper Awakes" and "Brave New World" have in common in Orwell's opinion?

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