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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin insists that she does not want Omelas to resemble a what?
(a) A parable.
(b) A fairy tale.
(c) A utopia.
(d) A dystopia.

2. What aspect of law enforcement does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) Investigators.
(b) Judges.
(c) Magistrates.
(d) The secret police.

3. What is NOT a role LeGuin names in order to demonstrate the citizens' level of self-awareness?
(a) Bland utopians.
(b) Logical thinkers.
(c) Noble savages.
(d) Dulcent shepherds.

4. LeGuin states that which two adjectives are helpful to define when deciding what elements to include within Omelas?
(a) Cruel and unusual.
(b) Exploitative and consumptive.
(c) Necessary and destructive.
(d) Cold and logical.

5. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 36.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. The subtitle of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" is "Variations on a theme by" whom?

2. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

3. What is NOT a color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?

4. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?

5. LeGuin worries that all but which of the following elements of Omelas will cause the reader to consider it too "goody-goody" (3)?

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