George Orwell - Why I Write
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10th Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As a child, Orwell
wrote all the time
didn't write much at all
chose not to write
was illiterate
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Until the age of about 25, Orwell would mentally narrate
His own life
What he thought about other people
What he would do when he had succeeded as an author
Different versions of stories he had read
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At 16, Orwell discovered the pleasure of
Lying
Finally finishing a novel
Words
Friendship
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many motives to write does Orwell believe there are?
Two
Three
Four
There are no motives, only discipline
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a reason Orwell believes people write?
Ego
To record history
To share political beliefs
To entertain society
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After 1935/36 Orwell mainly wrote to:
Record his dreams
Accrue wealth
Share his political beliefs
Entertain society
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Homage to Catalonia critiqued?
Too political
Too abstract
Too long
The language was too complex
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
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