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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orwell mean by the phrase "verbal false limbs"?
(a) Unnecessary prefixes and suffixes.
(b) Using an incorrect word in place of another.
(c) Adding unnecessary phrases to a sentence.
(d) Unnecessarily turning a word into a phrase.

2. Where did the elephant come from?
(a) It had escaped from the zoo.
(b) It was domesticated.
(c) It was released in the town by someone who wanted to destroy the bazaar.
(d) It was wild, and found its way into the town.

3. How does Orwell feel about the English language?
(a) It is neither improving nor declining.
(b) It is declining, and the trend is irreversible.
(c) It is improving.
(d) It is in decline, but can be saved.

4. What is the subject of Gulliver's ranting in the second book of "Gulliver's Travels"?
(a) His children.
(b) Organized religion.
(c) England.
(d) Aging.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orwell feel can help to reverse the downward trend of the English language?

2. What treatment is described as a spectator sport on the ward?

3. What does the narrator call the hospital?

4. What similarity does Orwell find between the Catholic and Communist ideologies?

5. How does Orwell propose to aid the English language?

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