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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the point of Orwell's essay on the English language?
(a) To educate people on how they can help stop the decline of the language.
(b) To make a mockery of other writers who use the techniques he complains about.
(c) To entertain the reader, but not to impart any useful information.
(d) To express his feelings about the topic, though no one is likely to take his advice.

2. What is Orwell's reasoning for the shifts in Gulliver's character?
(a) Gulliver had multiple personality disorder.
(b) Swift identified with Gulliver.
(c) Swift wanted a clear demarcation between each part of the story.
(d) Gulliver represented four different people that Swift knew.

3. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?
(a) English noblemen.
(b) Italian scholars.
(c) American writers.
(d) German professors.

4. How did the narrator leave the hospital?
(a) He left fully recovered with a doctor's discharge.
(b) He fled before his time was up, and without an official discharge.
(c) He transferred to another hospital, to be under the care of his own doctor.
(d) Once his condition was stable, he was moved to another facility.

5. Which play did Tolstoy criticize most harshly?
(a) "Dr. Faustus".
(b) "Romeo and Juliet".
(c) "King Lear".
(d) "The Misanthrope".

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does the narrator have, in Chapter 3?

2. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi's involvement in politics?

3. How does Orwell feel about Gandhi's policy of non-violent protest?

4. What is the narrator's profession?

5. According to Orwell, what were Smith's religious beliefs?

(see the answer key)

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