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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two groups are said to encourage the bad habit named by LeGuin in Paragraph 3?
(a) Clergy and philosophers.
(b) Pedants and sophisticates.
(c) Priests and poets.
(d) Scholars and rakes.

2. What colorful objects are used to decorate the horses of Omelas with color?
(a) Pieces of chalk.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Lengths of yarn.
(d) Streamers.

3. The people of Omelas are said not to "keep" (3) what?
(a) Mixed company.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Farm animals.
(d) Promises.

4. LeGuin supposes that the people of Omelas have what number of rules and laws?
(a) Three.
(b) Singularly few.
(c) One.
(d) A maximum of ten.

5. The wind causes what objects to flutter?
(a) Banners.
(b) The girls' caps.
(c) Flags.
(d) The horses' decorations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?

2. Omelas is located nearby what natural feature?

3. The calls of the children are described by using what adjective?

4. What term does LeGuin use to characterize objects such as "cars or helicopters" (3)?

5. LeGuin says that it "is the treason of" (3) whom to refuse to admit "the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain" (3)?

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