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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the magistrates and police do after the prisoner's death?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Pray.
(c) Drink.
(d) Go back to work.

3. How does Orwell feel about scientific words and foreign phrases?
(a) They are unnecessary, and should be replaced with common language.
(b) They should be used whenever possible, to elevate writing.
(c) They should only be used in certain types of literature.
(d) They can be used, but only when writing for a certain audience.

4. How is the Burmese jail described?
(a) Old and musty.
(b) Wet and unsanitary.
(c) Spacious and institutional.
(d) Small and dank.

5. What sort of bath does the hospital staff give the narrator?
(a) They put him in a lukewarm bath.
(b) They hand him a bucket of cold water and a washcloth for him to bathe with.
(c) They put him in five inches of warm water.
(d) They swab his body with warm damp towels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the first speaker, in Chapter 8, feel about freedom of the press?

2. What is the subject of Gulliver's ranting in the second book of "Gulliver's Travels"?

3. Overall, how does Orwell feel about "Gulliver's Travels"?

4. What relationship does Orwell establish between freedom for political writers, and non-political ones?

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

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