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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 misconceptions Orwell noted about Socialists in 1930's England?
(a) They were all closet Facists.
(b) They were all determined to undermine the class structure of the community.
(c) They were all pseudo-intellectuals.
(d) They are all eccentric, pacifists and cranks.

2. Who said "an army marches on its stomach?"
(a) Homer.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Hitler.

3. Who was the typical Socialist of the late 1930's in England?
(a) A member of the lower class.
(b) A woman.
(c) A man.
(d) A member of the middle class.

4. How did Orwell describe the meals at the Brooker's house?
(a) "Pitifully disgusting."
(b) "Uniformly pitiful."
(c) "Uniformly disgusting."
(d) "Abjectly woeful."

5. What four words did Orwell discuss in detail as the reason for class distinctions?
(a) The lower class smell.
(b) The upper class steal.
(c) The middle class lie.
(d) The upper-middle class cheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most obvious sign of malnourishment in the families of the unemployed men?

2. Why did Orwell say Socialism had not taken hold in England despite its common-sense doctrine?

3. What were some of the restrictions placed on residents of Corporation housing?

4. In one town, what was built instead of public housing the town desperately needed?

5. What percentage of a person's income, whether employed or on unemployment, was given over to rent in Wigan?

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