George Orwell

Where was George Orwell born?

• China

• Japan

• India

• England

He studied at ​​St Cyprian's School between…

• 1911 and 1916

• 1942 and 1948

• 1904 and 1908

• 1915 and 1920

What was his political opinion?

• He believed on the excess of official power.

• He believed a socialist economy in which the means of production are socially and collectively controlled by a democratic political system of government.

• He was a democratic socialist.

• He believed he could be a king.

What was George Orwell’s job?

• Poet, novelist and essayist.

• Publicist, literary critic and book seller.

• Author and screenwriter.

• All of above.

When was Animal Farm published?

• 1942

• 1948

• 1945

Which of these books of reportage where written by George Orwell?

• Down and Out in Paris and London

• The Road to Wigan Pier

• Homage to Catalonia

• All of above

He was considered "the best English essayist since Hazlitt, perhaps since Dr Johnson".

• True

• False

Why did he write Animal Farm?

• He wrote Animal Farm as a comedy book.

• He wrote Animal Farm as a political campaign

• He wrote Animal Farm as a harsh criticism of both regimes

• He wrote Animal Farm and as a warning against totalitarianism

When did he write the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four?

• 1952

• 1943

• 1945

• 1949

What types of literature did Orwell produce?

• Literary criticism and poetry

• Romance and biographies

• Comedy and Fantasy

• Fiction and polemical journalism