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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which building in Omelas is named as the "handsomest" (3) in town?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) City Hall.
(c) The cathedral.
(d) The train station.

2. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?
(a) Neighed.
(b) Chatted.
(c) Boasted.
(d) Teased.

3. Omelas is located nearby what natural feature?
(a) A forest.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A plateau.
(d) A sea.

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

5. The first question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The citizens of Omelas.
(b) The crime committed by the prisoner.
(c) The nature of joy.
(d) The purpose of the race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of clothing is worn by the people who exercise the horses?

2. LeGuin states that she cannot "suit" (3) whom when describing her version of a utopia?

3. The man mentioned in the story's subtitle is a famous what?

4. What two modes of transportation does LeGuin imagine the people of Omelas using in order to reach the Festival of Summer?

5. The children in Omelas are described in what way when they are first mentioned?

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