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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of sporting events does Orwell support?
(a) Events held for charity.
(b) International sports.
(c) Youth events.
(d) Local, friendly games.

2. What is the most famous poem written by the poet mentioned in Chapter 17?
(a) "Old Mother Hubbard".
(b) "The Cat's In the Cradle".
(c) "Hey Diddle Diddle".
(d) "The Owl and the Pussycat".

3. In Chapter 15, Orwell tallies the price of what commodities?
(a) Movies, books and records.
(b) Alcohol and food.
(c) Food, clothing and books.
(d) Alcohol, cigarettes and books.

4. What object is linked to the Vicar of Bray?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A yew tree.
(c) A gold medallion.
(d) A pocket watch.

5. What kind of person would be Orwell's ideal murder-mystery protagonist?
(a) A lower-class citizen.
(b) A celebrity.
(c) A rich aristocrat.
(d) A local professional.

6. How does Orwell feel about Jack the Ripper?
(a) He thinks it was actually a group of people committing the murders.
(b) He thinks he was sloppy, and just got lucky in not being caught.
(c) He committed "perfect" murders, worthy of being turned into literature.
(d) He thinks he was a fraud.

7. According to Orwell, what should the relationship be between the murderer and the victim?
(a) Spouse.
(b) Sibling.
(c) Son or daughter.
(d) Lover.

8. The hibernation period of the animal discussed in Chapter 12 generally draws to a close in time for what?
(a) Collecting food for another hibernation.
(b) Summer.
(c) The toad to eat, before it starves.
(d) The spring mating season.

9. How many works is the person in Chapter 14 attempting to review?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

10. Which of these is NOT one of the books Orwell names as a "good bad book"?
(a) Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
(b) Thomas Hardy's "The Return of the Native".
(c) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes".
(d) Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

11. Orwell says, in Chapter 12, that he has occasionally found what in summer?
(a) A patch of wheat.
(b) A salamander, under a log.
(c) A den of fox kits.
(d) A toad that never woke up from hibernation.

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

13. What does Orwell say about the meaning of the poems he mentions in Chapter 17?
(a) They have no meaning.
(b) They mean something different to each person who reads them.
(c) They mean very little.
(d) They have profound meaning, though disguised.

14. What does Orwell use as an example of a new form of children's literature?
(a) The "Nancy Drew" series.
(b) The "Superman" comics.
(c) The "Hardy Boys" series.
(d) The "Penrod" series.

15. What term does Orwell use to describe modern sports?
(a) "Hobby."
(b) "Fad."
(c) "Cult."
(d) "Religion."

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Orwell cite as evidence for his argument about sports?

2. Orwell states that books are the least expensive media pleasures, next to what?

3. What relationship does Orwell establish between social justice and nature?

4. Orwell refers to all of the titles in Chapter 16 as great examples of what?

5. What do Orwell's readers think Orwell should be focusing on?

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