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J RR Tolkien; George Orwell

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Tolkien born?

a)

East India

b)

The USA

c)

The UK

d)

South Africa

2.

What religion did Tolkien convert to when he was very young?

a)

Orthodox Christianity

b)

Catholicism

c)

Judaism

d)

Protestantism

3.

When did J RR Tolkien meet his wife Edith Bratt?

a)

When he was 15.

b)

In 1911.

c)

Before the age of 21

d)

After World War II

4.

Who was a friend of Tolkien's whom he frequently met?

a)

James Joyce

b)

George Orwell

c)

C S Lewis

d)

Anthony Hopkins

5.

Which of the following is NOT correct?

a)

One of his most famous sentences is: "In a hole in the ground there lived an elf."

b)

He wrote a book of stories called The Silmarillion.

c)

He also became a priest.

d)

The Hobbit was published in 1937.

6.

George Orwell was born in:

a)

India

b)

South Africa

c)

South America

d)

Southern California

7.

George Orwell's real name is:

a)

George Orwell

b)

Eric Arthur Blair

c)

Arthur Conan Doyle

d)

None of the above

8.

During his life Orwell was:

a)

a policeman

b)

a writer

c)

a teacher

d)

All of the above

9.

In 1941 he started working for the BBC, a job which he liked.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

In his works Orwell used and looked for themes such as the truth, political and military conflicts, totalitarianism.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

In his writing Orwell wanted to show the struggles of "real" people, some kind of lie he had to expose and the toll democracy takes on the human spirit.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE