George Orwell

What were Orwell´s common themes?

• love

• friendship

• suffering

• politics and injustice

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Which famous news company did Orwell work with and what was his job?

• NYT: Editor

• CNN: Wrote articles

• BBC: Wrote articles

• The Guardian: Reporter

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George Orwell was the pen name of?

• Jonathan Franzen

• Stephen King

• Richard Bachman

• Eric Blair

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As a young man, Eric Blair worked in which country?

• India

• Burma

• Indonesia

• Nepal

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The novel Animal Farm was based on which real life events?

• The American Civil War

• The Spanish Civil War

• The Russian Revolution

• The Falklands

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What are some of the themes in 1984? Choose all correct answers.

• Totalitarianism and Colonialism

• Humanism

• Individual and collective identity

• Racism

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When Orwell lived in Paris and London, what was his life like?

• He lived in severe poverty

• He lived in an elite social circle with authors and politicians

• He had a lot of financial success writing essays

• He enjoyed French cuisine

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Where does Winston Smith work?

• Ministry of Defense

• Ministry of Health

• Ministry of Education

• Ministry of Truth

George Orwell died due to ________?

• Tuberculosis

• Lung Cancer

• Pneumonia

• Heart Failure

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George Orwell was _ .

• English

• American

• Australian

• Canadian

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