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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a machine evolve in Orwell's opinion?
(a) By becoming more efficient and more foolproof.
(b) By achieving perfection.
(c) By becoming more streamlined and smaller.
(d) By becoming obsolete.

2. Who was Mr. Reilly?
(a) One of Orwell's friends in London.
(b) One of Orwell's roommate who was war veteran.
(c) One of Orwell's colleagues from college.
(d) One of Orwell's roommates who was a mechanic at the mine.

3. How long was Orwell a member of the Indian Police?
(a) Four months.
(b) Five years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Ten years.

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

5. What did Orwell say about the Corporation housing as a whole?
(a) "Ruthless and soulless."
(b) "Demeaning and horrific."
(c) "Adequate and personalized."
(d) "Comfortable and personal."

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of a person's income, whether employed or on unemployment, was given over to rent in Wigan?

2. What was the most obvious sign of malnourishment in the families of the unemployed men?

3. How did unemployment affect the life of the married man?

4. What were "caravan dwellings?"

5. In order to calculate the actual number of people living on unemployment in England, what would one need to do?

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