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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of contest lies at the center of the festival depicted in Omelas?
(a) A dressage event.
(b) A beauty contest.
(c) A race.
(d) A fight to the death.

2. What age is the woman who passes out flowers at the festival?
(a) Ageless.
(b) Old.
(c) In her adolescence.
(d) Middle-aged.

3. What element of Omelas does LeGuin describe as "magnificent" (3)?
(a) The Farmers' Market.
(b) The town square.
(c) The library.
(d) The art gallery.

4. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?
(a) Grozz.
(b) Drooz.
(c) Glooz.
(d) Schmooz.

5. The first line of the story names what species of bird?
(a) Puffin.
(b) Ptarmigan.
(c) Wren.
(d) Swallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people of Omelas are not what kind of "folk" (3) according to LeGuin?

2. LeGuin uses what adjective to describe the hypothetical absence of intoxicants within Omelas?

3. LeGuin names one thing that is absolutely not present in Omelas, saying she is "sure" (3). What is it?

4. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?

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

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