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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Old Jack?
(a) An ex-soldier, 75 years old, whose legs were both amputated after a battle.
(b) An ex-shopkeeper, around 80, who retired and sold his shop.
(c) An ex-miner, 80 years old, whose left hand had been severed in a mining accident.
(d) An ex-miner, 78 years old, who worked for over fifty years in the coal pits.

2. What was the average distance between the pit bottom to the coal face?
(a) A mile.
(b) Seven hundred feet.
(c) Two miles.
(d) Sixty yards.

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

4. When the Corporation cleaned out the slums and moved its occupants, where did it build housing for them?
(a) On top of pre-existing housing.
(b) Below ground.
(c) Far away from the tenants' employment.
(d) In the center of town.

5. How does a miner bathe after dinner?
(a) With a basin of water and a washcloth.
(b) In a tub outside in the yard.
(c) In a hot bath tub.
(d) In an outdoor shower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author accused miners of gluttony?

2. For what did the Brookers purchase insurance policies?

3. Who was Mr. Reilly?

4. Why did Orwell believe the return trip through the tunnels was worse than the initial one?

5. Upon what did Orwell believe our civilization is based?

(see the answer key)

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