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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. What were some of the restrictions placed on residents of Corporation housing?
(a) No poultry or pigeons, no neighborhood pubs.
(b) No cars parked on the street, no pets larger than fifty pounds.
(c) No animals or pets, no laundry lines.
(d) No trash on the streets, no outdoor fires.

2. What was the number of people underfed in England based on Orwell's calculations?
(a) Under seven million.
(b) Over ten million.
(c) Over twenty million.
(d) Over eleven million.

3. What is a "blind back?"
(a) A house with no back door.
(b) A house with no fence.
(c) A house with no lavatory.
(d) A house with a tall fence.

4. How was the Socialist world seen when Orwell wrote this book?
(a) Worker-run, proletariat based and non-classist.
(b) Mechanized, organized and independent.
(c) Wealthy, organic and organized.
(d) Mechanized, efficient and organized.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Orwell find hopeful about the unemployed men he met?

2. What did Orwell say the fillers looked like?

3. In what positions did Orwell find himself moving through the tunnels in the coal mine?

4. What was the only quality associated with hell that was not in the coal mine?

5. What class did Orwell say he was born into?

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