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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Burmese jail described?

2. What is the symbol of Gulliver's aging?

3. How does Orwell feel about Burnham, and his methods of prophesying?

4. What does Burnham say about the Nazis?

5. According to Tolstoy, Shakespeare's great reputation was propagated by whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Orwell's occupation, in the first chapter?

3. Orwell wonders if entering the world of politics had what effect on Gandhi?

4. What flaws are shared by all of the examples of "bad English" that Orwell offers?

5. What is the meaning of "Satyagraha"?

6. According to Orwell, why is spring not a popular subject among his readers?

7. What does Orwell say about Burnham's theory about Stalin?

8. What happens as the prisoner is being led to his fate?

9. How has Orwell's situation been reversed in Chapter 3?

10. How does the elephant die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Burnham states that capitalism is dying and that a socialist pyramid will replace it. Do you agree? Do you see Burnham's theory manifested in the United States in any way? If so, how? Do you agree with Orwell's assessment, that the Managerial Revolution has not greatly influenced the United States? In what countries do you think the Managerial Revolution has started to take effect? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text in defending your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Orwell claims that Smith identified with the character of Gulliver, in "Gulliver's Travels". Do you agree? How well does Orwell present his argument? To what do you attribute the changes in Gulliver's character that Orwell describes? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text in defending your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Burnham makes several inaccurate political predictions, and Orwell accuses him of power-worship. On what does Burnham base his predictions?

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