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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orwell feel about the quality of contemporary murder literature?
(a) It is good, but declining.
(b) It is poor.
(c) It is poor, but improving.
(d) It is good.

2. In this story, Burma is a colony of what empire?
(a) The Japanese Empire.
(b) The Russian Empire.
(c) The American Empire.
(d) The British Empire.

3. According to Orwell, how did Swift offend Queen Anne?
(a) By writing a pamphlet that criticized dissenters from the church.
(b) By writing a satirical piece that made fun of the English government.
(c) By greeting her inappropriately when he met her.
(d) By criticizing a law passed by Parliament.

4. How does Orwell propose to aid the English language?
(a) He does not think there is anything that can be done.
(b) To appeal to writers of grammar books and dictionaries.
(c) To inject clear thinking into the process aiding readers in fundamental remedies.
(d) To address the issue to teachers of the language.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator is a citizen of what country?

2. According to Orwell, what flaw is apparent in all of the examples of "bad English" that he presents in Chapter 6?

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

4. What is Orwell's problem with phrases like "swan song"?

5. What is in the prisoner's cell?

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