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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, 11, and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Comrade X?
(a) A member of the A.C.L.U. and a politician.
(b) A member of the R.S.V.P. and a politician.
(c) A member of the C.P.G.B. and an author.
(d) A member of the N.W.P. and an author.

2. What did Orwell say was the distinguishing mark of the upper-middle class before the war in England?
(a) It consisted of mainly military, official and professional people.
(b) It allowed no other people in its ranks.
(c) It believed in the power of money and education.
(d) It was known for its gluttony.

3. How did Orwell say he was received by the people he spoke with about their housing?
(a) With courtesy and good nature.
(b) With kindness and good food.
(c) With hostility and suspicion.
(d) With curiosity and suspicion.

4. What could happen to cause a miner to lose one or two days pay?
(a) A new training session.
(b) An over-scheduling mistake.
(c) A machinery breakdown or a fault.
(d) A broken elevator.

5. Who wrote "Erewhon?"
(a) Samuel Butler.
(b) Jacob Dylan.
(c) George Bernard Shaw.
(d) Jonathan Swift.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the coal miner getter paid?

2. How did D. H. Lawrence come to Orwell's mind as he rode the train?

3. Who was Mr. Reilly?

4. What did Orwell say about the Corporation housing as a whole?

5. What did Orwell believe was the deeper implications of Socialism?

(see the answer key)

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