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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Orwell, what is the basis for Burnham's political predictions?
(a) Historical data.
(b) Statistical analysis.
(c) Psychic visions.
(d) Current political trends.

2. What illness does the narrator have, in Chapter 3?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Consumption.

3. Where do the magistrates and police convene after the prisoner's death?
(a) At the local tavern.
(b) Close to the location of the corpse.
(c) On the side of town opposite the gallows.
(d) They don't convene, they all go to their own homes.

4. In what country is the narrator, in Chapter 3?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Burma.
(d) England.

5. How is the prisoner going to be executed?
(a) Lethal injection.
(b) Stoning.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Firing squad.

6. Death, at the narrator's hospital, is personified by a patient who finds what activity difficult and painful?
(a) Bathing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Walking.
(d) Urinating.

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

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

9. According to Orwell, what were Smith's religious beliefs?
(a) He was not a religious man.
(b) Swift subscribed to his own form of spirituality.
(c) Swift was a firm believer in the necessity of organized religion.
(d) Swift believed in a higher power, but rejected organized religions.

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

11. According to Orwell, what was Gandhi's youth like?
(a) He was a criminal, and committed many sins.
(b) He was the same as he was in adult life.
(c) He didn't care about politics, and was pro-war.
(d) He committed small sins.

12. How does Gulliver believe science should be used?
(a) To prove that some religious beliefs are absurd.
(b) As a mental exercise.
(c) To wield power over those who aren't educated.
(d) For practical applications, like technology, that improve the welfare of all.

13. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?
(a) His spectacles.
(b) His hair, which is turning grey.
(c) His cane.
(d) His arthritic hands.

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

15. What book does Orwell quote to support his argument against Satyagraha?
(a) "Gulliver's Travels".
(b) "Gandhi and Stalin".
(c) "King Lear".
(d) "1984".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the narrator working?

3. Burnham predicted that what nation would be victorious in World War II?

4. How does the elephant die?

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

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