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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what did Orwell believe our civilization is based?
(a) Coal.
(b) Law.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Money.

2. When they had something to eat, what did the fillers consume?
(a) A large pan of hot cereal and a bottle of cold tea.
(b) A large sandwich and pickles, and a bottle of cold tea.
(c) A hunk of meat and gravy, and a bottle of cold tea.
(d) A hunk of bread and drippings, and a bottle of cold tea.

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

4. What was one "perk" given to miners that was actually off-set by transportation costs?
(a) Free tool sharpening.
(b) Bonus for meeting coal goals.
(c) Reduced cost of the coal for their houses.
(d) Bonus for on-time work.

5. What were newspaper canvassers?
(a) They were door-to-door advertisement salesmen.
(b) They were door-to-door surveyers for the census.
(c) They were door-to-door salesmen selling newspaper subscriptions.
(d) They were door-to-door pollsters for the political candidate.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In a year, how many minors are killed at work?

4. How does a miner bathe after dinner?

5. When the Corporation cleaned out the slums and moved its occupants, where did it build housing for them?

(see the answer key)

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