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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Orwell's problem with phrases like "swan song"?
(a) It is an overused cliché.
(b) It anthropomorphizes a non-human entity.
(c) It is a dying metaphor.
(d) It makes use of alliteration.

2. What treatment is described as a spectator sport on the ward?
(a) Cold baths.
(b) Leeching.
(c) The application of mustard poultices.
(d) Cupping.

3. The murderer, according to Orwell, kills his victim to avoid what?
(a) Disgrace or scandal.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Financial ruin.
(d) Divorce.

4. What was the substance of the second speaker's argument, in Chapter 8?
(a) He argued against freedom of the press.
(b) He felt liberty was a good thing, but spoke in a very general way.
(c) He argued that freedom of the press and freedom of speech are not necessarily the same.
(d) He argued that liberty was a good thing, in very specific circumstances.

5. Chapter 12 begins with a description of the life cycle of what animal?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Gnat.
(c) Toad.
(d) Squirrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Burnham, what place do workers occupy in the new socialist structure?

2. The third speaker, in Chapter 8, attacked what?

3. In principle, with whom does the narrator side?

4. What crucial element of Shakespeare's works does Tolstoy fail to recognize, according to Orwell?

5. What book does Orwell quote to support his argument against Satyagraha?

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