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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The air of the morning" (1) is described in what manner?
(a) Stunning.
(b) Clear.
(c) Crisp.
(d) Brisk.

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

3. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?
(a) Superficial.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Fleeting.
(d) Rare.

4. What type of feature is the location called the "Green Fields" (1)?
(a) A bed of moss.
(b) A corner of farmland.
(c) A water-meadow.
(d) A swamp.

5. What part of each boat in the harbor is decorated with flags?
(a) Crow's nest.
(b) Rigging.
(c) Hold.
(d) Mast.

6. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?
(a) Towered.
(b) Torn.
(c) Colored.
(d) Clouded.

7. LeGuin states that modern society only considers what element of life to be "interesting" (3)?
(a) Strife.
(b) Evil.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Spectacle.

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

9. LeGuin states that the people of Omelas do not use what?
(a) Computers.
(b) Money.
(c) Swords.
(d) Mechanized transport.

10. What sort of clothing is worn by the people who exercise the horses?
(a) They wear conservative dress.
(b) They wear homemade clothing.
(c) They are naked.
(d) They wear sacred garments.

11. The sound of the bells is described in what way?
(a) Smashing.
(b) Ringing.
(c) Pealing.
(d) Clanging.

12. On what parts of their bodies do the horse-exercisers have a certain substance?
(a) Their faces and heads.
(b) Their feet and ankles.
(c) Their ankles and knees.
(d) Their chests and backs.

13. The second question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The identity of the prisoner.
(b) The nature of despair.
(c) The purpose of the race.
(d) The citizens of Omelas.

14. What term does LeGuin use to characterize objects such as "cars or helicopters" (3)?
(a) Efficiency.
(b) Aesthetics.
(c) Transportation.
(d) Technology.

15. What is NOT a color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?
(a) Gold.
(b) White.
(c) Silver.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb is used to describe the moving of the processions throughout Omelas?

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

3. 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)?

4. The flavor and scent of the drug present within Omelas is described using what term?

5. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?

(see the answer keys)

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