Shooting An Elephant | George Orwell | Short type question answers Q.1. What is the real name of George Orwell? Ans: The real name of George Orwell is Eric Blair. Q.2. Who have been called the ‘evil spirited beasts’? Ans: The natives of the Moulmein town is Lower Burma have been called ‘evil – spirited beasts’. Q.3. What is the meaning of ‘Saecula Saeculorum’? Ans: It is a Latin word meaning ‘for generation of generations'. Colloquially it means ‘for generation upon generation.’ Q.4. Who came round the corner of a hut with a switch in her hand ? Ans. An old woman came round the corner of the hut with a switch in her hand. Q.5. How many shots did Orwell fire from his big elephant rifle ? Ans. Orwell fired five shots from his big elephant rifle. Q.6. Where did the incident of shooting an elephant take place ? Ans. The incident of shooting an elephant took place in the paddy fields, eight yards from the road. It was in Moulmein, a little town in Burma. Q.7, What is the meaning of the ...