George Orwell

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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What were Orwell´s common themes?
love
friendship
suffering
politics and injustice
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
George Orwell was the pen name of?
Jonathan Franzen
Stephen King
Richard Bachman
Eric Blair
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
As a young man, Eric Blair worked in which country?
India
Burma
Indonesia
Nepal
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
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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CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
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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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
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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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
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