George Orwell Quiz

What was George Orwell's real name?

• George Orwell

• Eric Arthur Blair

• George Arthur Orwell

• Eric George

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Where was George Orwell born?

• London, England

• Paris, France

• Motihari, Bengal, India

• New York, USA

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Which of Orwell's novels is a profound anti-utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule?

• Animal Farm

• Down and Out in Paris and London

• Nineteen Eighty-four

• The Road to Wigan Pier

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What career did George Orwell initially pursue as a young man in Burma?

• Teaching

• Medicine

• Indian Imperial Police

• Law

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What is the political orientation that George Orwell began to consider himself during the 1930s?

• Anarchist

• Capitalist

• Socialist

• Communist

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In which novel did George Orwell use the story of a group of barnyard animals to symbolize the Russian Revolution and its betrayal by Joseph Stalin?

• Animal Farm

• Nineteen Eighty-four

• Homage to Catalonia

• The Road to Wigan Pier

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What was the message of "Animal Farm"?

• Promoting authoritarianism

• Warning against totalitarianism

• Celebrating communism

• Advocating monarchy

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What does the character Benjamin the Donkey symbolize in "Animal Farm"?

• Optimism

• Cynicism

• Power

• Revolution

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What does the character Boxer the horse represent in "Animal Farm"?

• Intelligence

• Loyalty

• Betrayal

• Disinterest

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What was the condition that George Orwell struggled with and that affected his voice and health?

• Tuberculosis

• Diabetes

• Asthma

• Arthritis

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