Animal Farm

George Orwell is a pseudonym ("pen name")  -- what is the author's real name?

• John Orwell
• Eric Arthur Blair
• George McOrwell

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What other work of fiction is Orwell famous for?

• The Great Gatsby
• Romeo and Juliet
• 1984
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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When was Animal Farm published?

• 1917
• 1922
• 1945
• 1984

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What genre is Animal Farm?

• Fable
• Science Fiction
• Romantic Comedy
• Horror

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What event in history is Animal Farm said to have been based on?

• The Bay of Pigs
• World War 1
• World War 2
• The Russian Revolution

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Who is the author of The Communist Manifesto, the text on which the ideas behind communism are largely based?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Karl Marx
• Joseph Stalin
• Adolf Hitler

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Who turned out to be the most important leader of the USSR (and responsible for 20 million deaths)?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Karl Marx
• Joseph Stalin
• Adolf Hitler

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Who was the head of state in Russia before the Revolution?

• Tsar Nicolas II
• Otto von Bismarck
• Vladimir Lenin
• Adolf Hitler

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What nation was NOT (directly) important to the developments that took place in Europe at that time in history?

• France
• Germany
• Great Britain
• The USA

What nation was NOT (directly) important to the developments that took place in Europe at that time in history?

• France
• Germany
• Great Britain
• The USA

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