Orwellian

The word Orwellian refers to the work of:

• James Orwell, Member of British Parliament during World War II

• Dave Orwell, chemist who developed weapons for Britain

• George Orwell, author

• Ron Orwell, professional Cricket player

Who is the protagonist of Nineteen Eighty-Four?

• George Orwell

• Will Smith

• Winston Smith

• Winston Churchill

Which of the following is one way that Big Brother and his regime do NOT exercise control of language?

• Naming institutions to disguise and conceal their actual purpose and function

• Eliminating words from the vocabulary

• Creating a new, official language called "Newspeak"

• Shutting down all schools

Which of the following is one of the effects of introducing "Newspeak"? -- A language with a vocabulary reduced by censorship.

• People re-invent words as they need them

• It discourages independent and critical thought

• It makes poetry more relevant

• It encourages people to pick up a second language

True or false: George Orwell gave his unconditional endorsement to all left-leaning political parties.

• True

• False