CATERGORY 1
Where did the story take place?
A) California
B) Cashero
C) Burma
D) Puerto Vallarta
C) Burma
What, more specifically, is the reason that Orwell is driven to kill the elephant?
A) Prove himself as a civil servant
B) He's afraid
C) He doesn't want to be humiliated
D) For the British Empire
C) He doesn't want to be humiliated
B) .44 Winchester
C) Dah
D) Rocket
B) .44 Winchester
What effect do the words have? "That is invariably the case in the East; a story always sounds clear enough at a distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes..."
A) They underscore the tension between imperialist forces and native population
B) They create suspense
C) They reveal the author's purpose
A) They underscore the tension between imperialist forces and native population
Who is the protagonist?
A) Police enforcer for Britain
B) Police enforcer for India
C) Man who works at the zoo
D) Common town folk
A) Police enforcer for Britain
What best describes Orwell's feelings about his role as a police officer in "Shooting an Elephant"?
A) Pride
B) Vengeance
C) Ambivalent
D) Guilty
D) Guilty
A) It was wrong
B) Orwell was a bad shot
C) It was the right thing to do
D) He was to hasty in his judgement
C) It was the right thing to do
Why is Orwell asked to do something about the elephant?
A) Only the British police force has weapons
B) He has experience handling elephants
C) The Burmese refuse to control the elephant
A) Only the British police force has weapons
What is wrong with the elephant in the essay?
A) Experiencing Bout of Must
B) It's injured from the circus
C) It wants to be free
D) It has rabies
A) Experiencing Bout of Must
Which literary device is “The thick blood welled out of him like red velvet”
A) Simile
B) Paradox
C) Pathos
D) Imagery
A) Simile
What is Orwell's purpose in writing "Shooting an Elephant"?
A) To describe life in Burma
B) To expose the evils of imperialism
C) To argue for wildlife conservation
B) To expose the evils of imperialism
What is ironic about the description, "thick blood welled out of him like red velvet..."?
A) The elephant's thick rough skin contrasts with the smoothness of velvet.
B) Orwell did not want to kill the elephant.
C) The luxurious image contrasts with the brutal reality of the elephant's dying.
C) The luxurious image contrasts with the brutal reality of the elephant's dying.
What does Orwell see when he arrives on the scene where the elephant has been rampaging?
A) Many dead and wounded people
B) A dead woman
C) A dead man
D) A dead child in the arms of a woman
C) A dead man
Which literary device is “I perceived this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys”
A) Simile
B) Paradox
C) Pathos
D) Imagery
B) Paradox
What attitude does Orwell's description express? "Wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages of the lockups, the gray, cowed faces of the long-term convicts..."
A) Embarrassment
B) Somber
C) Indifference
D) Rage
D) Rage
In his description of the dying elephant, what tone does Orwell create by repeating the word "tortured"?
A) Happy
B) Respectful
C) Anguished
D) Humored
C) Anguished
How would you best characterize Orwell's description of the elephant?
A) Grand and Powerful
B) Terrifying
C) Needs to die
D) Harmless
D) Harmless
Whose side does Orwell say he's on in "Shooting and Elephant?"
A) Burmese
B) The Indians
C) The Imperialists
D) The British Crown
A) Burmese
Orwell's resentful feelings toward the Burmese are ironic because...
A) The Burmese do nothing to hurt him
B) He believes the Burmese are oppressed by the British
C) The British are naturally superior.
B) He believes the Burmese are oppressed by the British
What is an important theme of "Shooting an Elephant"?
A) the British civil service is a model of efficiency
B) anyone working for an imperialist power is morally compromised
C) rarely can anyone fully understand another culture.
B) anyone working for an imperialist power is morally compromised