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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What did Orwell find amazing about the unemployed men he met after returning from Burma? (from Chapter 5)

That they were angry and bitter people.

That they were shiftless and uneducated.

That they were ashamed of being unemployed.

That they were well fed and well clothed.

2.

In Orwell's opinion, recoiling from Socialism because you do not like some socialists is like what else? (from Chapter 13)

Refusing to travel by train because the ticket taker is ugly.

Refusing to take medicine because it is not free.

Refusing to ride a bus becasue it is not on time.

Refusing to attend the circus because it costs money.

3.

Why did Orwell's parents eventually forbid him to play with certain children in the neighborhood? (from Chapters 8 and 9)

Middle class parents cannot allow their children to play in the street all hours of the day."

"Middle class people cannot afford to let their children grow up with vulgar accents."

"Middle class parents cannot allow their children to be seen with blue collar children."

"Middle class parents cannot afford to let their children play until homework was done."

4.

What was a favorite refuge for the unemployed man in Wigan? (from Chapter 5)

The shopping areas.

The alleys.

The movie theatre.

City Hall.

5.

What playwright said that you can only bring a working man on stage "as an object of compassion?" (from Chapter 10, 11, and 12)

Eugene Ionesco.

D.H. Lawrence.

Eugene O'Neil.

George Bernard Shaw.

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