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1
What is the term Big Brother associated with?
Overbearing Authority
A understanding leader
Your helpful neighbor
Your mean older brother
2
Shooting an Elephant had which of the following themes?
Anti Fascism
Coming of age
Poverty
Anti imperalism
3
During World War 2, Orwell was a _________.
Sailor in the Navy
Officer in the British Army
News broadcaster for BBC
Supply worker
4
Orwell viewed imperialism as ____________.
Harmful to both the conqueror and conquened
The best way to improve the world
A necessary evil
Beneficial to only the conqueror
5
The Party uses which method to remain in control?
Destruction of language
All of the above
Controlling Information
Fear
6
Why does O'Brien want Winston to say he is holding up 4 fingers when he is really holding up 5?
O'Brien is bad at math
To show the total control the party wants over people
To trick Winston into looking like a fool
He wants Winston to go insane
7
What does the term Orwellian mean?
Someone who dresses and acts like Orwell
Something has a similar style to 1984/Orwell's works
A person who studies Orwell's life
Someone with a similar world view as Orwell
8
Opinion:Do you think a future like the one shown in 1984 could exist?
No
Yes
9
One of Orwell's jobs was _________.
Painter
Police Officer
Fisherman
Firefighter
10
Orwell fought in the Spanish Civil War because ____________.
He was forced to
He was bored
He wanted to fight agaisnt Fascism
He wanted more martial to write about
11
After being tortured by O'Brien, Winston loses his ____________.
Will to live
Eyes
Faith in the party
Independence
12
Opinion:If you were WinstonJulia would you stay with the other knowing it would get you killed?
Yes
No
13
Which is an award Orwell won?
An Oscar
The Prometheus Award
The John Newbery Medal
Edgar Awards
14
Where was Orwell born?
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
India
15
How old was Orwell when he died?
46
71
38
58
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Why did Orwell call the torture room in 1984 Room 101?
He thought the name Room 101 sounded ambiguous and menacing
It was the street number where he was born
It was his unlucky number
It was the name of the room where he worked for the BBC
17
What was the name of the language used in 1984?
Newspeak
Sindarin
Enchanta
Nadsat
18
Orwell's real name is _________.
John Fleming
Arthur Smith
Eric Blair
Ryan Miller
