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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Inside the Whale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Orwell believes that good English writing demands what?
(a) Work.
(b) Determination.
(c) Attention.
(d) Editing.

2. Totalitarian Russia is associated with what type of political beliefs?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Despotism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Anarchy.

3. Orwell believes that ________ corrupts thought.
(a) Bad English.
(b) Haphazard English.
(c) Reduced English.
(d) Poor English.

4. Miller telld Orwell that his goal of direct participation in the Spanish Civil War was what?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Idiotic.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Moronic.

5. Kipling strongly identifies with what class?
(a) The laboring class.
(b) The official ruling class.
(c) The middle class.
(d) The poor class.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade does a new group of writers who begin to focus on the ideal of a serious purpose in life emerge?

2. Orwell, although he once found Houseman to be enjoyable, now finds his writings to be what?

3. When was Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" published?

4. What style is "Tropic of Cancer" written in?

5. Kipling's poetry has penetrated into everyday language because Kipling did what?

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