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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. In 1918, what was the general feeling throughout England?
(a) One of uncertainty due to the war.
(b) One of understanding due to the war.
(c) One of conservatism due to the war.
(d) One of revolutionary thought due to the war.

2. Why did Orwell say Socialism had not taken hold in England despite its common-sense doctrine?
(a) The wrong propaganda.
(b) The poor working conditions at the mines.
(c) The military police.
(d) The lack of political organization in the pary.

3. What did Orwell think was more important than changes in dynasties or changes of religion?
(a) Changes of housing materials.
(b) Changes of the seasons.
(c) Changes of clothing and cloth.
(d) Changes of diet.

4. What was the number of people underfed in England based on Orwell's calculations?
(a) Under seven million.
(b) Over ten million.
(c) Over eleven million.
(d) Over twenty million.

5. What did Orwell believe every unemployed man should be given if he wanted it?
(a) A patch of land and one hundred pounds.
(b) A patch of land and tools with which to grow his own food.
(c) A patch of land and a horse drawn wagon.
(d) A patch of land and a cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did one member of the press see Orwell's presence in Wigan?

2. How did Orwell describe a slag heap?

3. What did the Socialists think of the occupational centers?

4. What does "back to back" mean?

5. What could happen to cause a miner to lose one or two days pay?

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