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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two groups does Orwell name as an example of people for whom Satyagraha would be an ineffective political tool?
(a) The Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Burmese under the British Empire.
(b) The Russians under Stalin, and the Italians under Mussolini.
(c) The Kurds under Hussein, and the Jews in Nazi Germany.
(d) The Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Russians under Stalin.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator is a citizen of what country?

3. According to Gulliver, scientists should not concern themselves with what area of thought?

4. What aspect of "Gulliver's Travels" does Orwell discuss in Chapter 5?

5. Patients in the narrator's hospital are used for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Tolstoy, how did Shakespeare get such a grand reputation?

2. What is Tolstoy's main target in his Shakespearean criticisms, and why?

3. What does Orwell think of children's stories such as "Tom Sawyer"?

4. What happens after the prisoner's death?

5. What does Orwell say about the general trend of the English language?

6. What pamphlet was the subject of the meeting of the P.E.N. Club that takes place in Chapter 8?

7. How does Orwell respond to the critics of his spring essays?

8. What is Orwell's problem with the use of words like "romantic" or "vitality"?

9. What does Orwell say about Gandhi's methods of non-violent protest?

10. What is Orwell's conclusion about the price of books in Chapter 15?

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