This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > George Orwell > George Orwell – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books George Orwell Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Julio think of the men in his party? A) I thought they were hypocrites. B) I thought they were very rigid men. C) I thought they were exemplary men. D) I thought they were very violent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I thought they were hypocrites. 2. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One of his most famous sentences is: "In a hole in the ground there lived an elf.". 3. In the analogy presented by Orwell, Animal Farm, with which historical figure of the Russian Revolution is Old Major related? A) Lenin. B) Marx. C) Pleyanov. D) Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marx. 4. Who is the hardworking animal of the story? A) Belle. B) Bluebell. C) Benjamin. D) Boxer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boxer. 5. Where did Winston Smith work? A) At the Ministry of Peace. B) At the Ministry of Plenty. C) In the Ministry of Love. D) In the Ministry of Truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the Ministry of Truth. 6. Which of the following is a description of a totalitarian government? A) A state in which nobody has power over everyone. B) A form of government that is ruled by people. C) A form of government that is ruled by an authoritarian leader. D) A form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. E) An idealistic perfect society in which all citizens live in harmony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. 7. Which animal is NOT on the Animal Farm? A) Donkey. B) Cow. C) Hen. D) Goose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goose. 8. Which country embodies Animal Farm? A) The British Empire. B) France. C) The Kremlin. D) Germany. E) The USSR. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The USSR. 9. Orwell had close contact with his two brothers. A) Error. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Error. 10. What object did Winston buy at the antique store? A) Diary. B) The Newspeak book. C) Coral rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coral rock. 11. What was the name of the girl who confessed her love to Winston? A) Magdalena. B) Anna. C) Julia. D) Valeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Julia. 12. Why is the book called 1984? A) 1984 is the opposite of 1948, the year Orwell published the book. B) It was the year George Orwell wrote the book. C) Because at that time the Cold War was happening. D) This is the year in which the narrative takes place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This is the year in which the narrative takes place. 13. A false or exaggerated political statements A) Wounded. B) Track. C) Database. D) Propaganda. E) Living rough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Propaganda. 14. What technology was used for surveillance in 1984? A) Telescreen. B) Computer. C) Radio. D) Telephone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telescreen. 15. What books did he write? A) Harry potter. B) Lord of the flies. C) Animal farm. D) Antigone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animal farm. 16. When was Orwell born? A) 1905. B) 1915. C) 1903. D) 1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1903. 17. Who is the important pig of Mr. Jones? A) Old Major. B) Napoleon. C) Snowball. D) Boxer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old Major. 18. At what age did George Orwell start writing? A) 10. B) 12. C) 11. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11. 19. In the play "Farm Animal" who are the pigs? A) The royalty. B) The rulers. C) The nobles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rulers. 20. The author lived A) 57 lat. B) 35 lat. C) 75 lat. D) 47 lat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 47 lat. 21. The book satirizes the Russian Revolution in ..... A) 1917. B) 1918. C) 1898. D) 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1917. 22. Read the description from paragraph 1 of The Jungle above. Which character from 1984 most likely elicits the same response as a "person in official uniform" ? A) Big Brother. B) The voice on the telescreen. C) Winston Smith. D) The helicopter pilot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big Brother. 23. What is the primary theme of "Animal Farm" ? A) Man wants to be controlled. B) Thinking for oneself is dangerous. C) Absolute power corrupts absolutely. D) Joint leadership is ideal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute power corrupts absolutely. 24. Which term is used to describe the lower class citizens who are not under constant surveillance in '1984'? A) Party members. B) Proles. C) Middle class. D) Thought criminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proles. 25. What does George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-four" warn against? A) Totalitarian rule. B) Democracy. C) Religious extremism. D) Technological advancement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Totalitarian rule. 26. What is the name of the male protagonist in the novel 1984? A) David Smith. B) John Smith. C) Robert Smith. D) Winston Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winston Smith. 27. George Orwell's real name is: A) George Orwell. B) Eric Arthur Blair. C) Arthur Conan Doyle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eric Arthur Blair. 28. When Orwell lived in Paris and London, what was his life like? A) He lived in severe poverty. B) He lived in an elite social circle with authors and politicians. C) He had a lot of financial success writing essays. D) He enjoyed French cuisine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He lived in severe poverty. 29. How is George Orwell's writing described? A) Moral writing. B) Intelligent writing. C) Dangerous writing. D) Innocent writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moral writing. 30. George Orwell is the pen name for ..... A) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. B) Eric Arthur Blair. C) Daniel Handler. D) Leonard Oliver Allen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eric Arthur Blair. 31. What warning does the novel 1984 present about truth? A) It is eternal. B) It is subjective. C) It is absolute. D) It is fragile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is fragile. 32. In 1984, the protagonist's name is ..... A) Winston Churchill. B) Winston Smith. C) Jane Doe. D) John Doe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winston Smith. 33. What was the purpose of the program of psychological warfare in totalitarian regimes? A) To encourage individual perspectives. B) To bewilder the mind of the average citizen. C) To promote critical thinking. D) To value objective truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To bewilder the mind of the average citizen. 34. What is the main function of the Ministry of Truth in the book 1984? A) Glorify Big Brother and War. B) Keep citizens informed about the Party's decisions. C) Change information according to the Party's interests. D) Fight fake news. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change information according to the Party's interests. 35. Eric Blair was born in which country? A) India. B) Burma. C) Thailand. D) Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India. 36. Who is the author of the novel 1984? A) Joseph Heller. B) John Steinbeck. C) Ernest Hemingway. D) George Orwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Orwell. 37. In his speech to the animals, Sage the Elder designates man as their true enemy because A) Man is a wolf to man. B) Man walks on two legs. C) Man is the only creature that kills each other. D) Man is the only creature who consumes without producing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man is the only creature who consumes without producing. 38. What did you decide about milk and apples? A) Which would be distributed among the pigs. B) Which would be distributed among the horses. C) That they would be distributed equitably. D) Which are given to the horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which would be distributed among the pigs. 39. Give an example of verbal irony A) The character means the opposite of what they say in the text. B) The character does not know what the audience knows. C) The character expects the opposite what occurs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The character means the opposite of what they say in the text. 40. What is the final line of the novel '1984'? A) The end. B) He loved Big Brother. C) They lived happily ever after. D) Freedom is within reach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He loved Big Brother. 41. The work "Animal Farm" is a general criticism of: A) The distribution of wealth. B) The capitalism. C) Communist totalitarianism. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist totalitarianism. 42. What did Orwell publish while trying to become a writer? A) Magazine articles. B) Propaganda. C) Newspaper articles. D) Novellas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Newspaper articles. 43. As a young man, Eric Blair worked in which country? A) Burma. B) Indonesia. C) Nepal. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burma. 44. What is the main theme of George Orwell's work? A) The power of technology. B) The pursuit of power. C) The power of friendship. D) The pursuit of love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pursuit of power. 45. True or False. George Orwell was born in India A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. George Orwell was born ..... A) In 1903, in England. B) In 1903, in Australia. C) In 1903, in India. D) In 1903, in Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In 1903, in India. 47. Which of these languages Orwell couldn't speak? A) French. B) German. C) Russian. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russian. 48. A person who deserts something ..... a party, a cause, or an idea ..... in favor of another. The ..... was caught and imprisoned for being a traitor of his country. A) Spy. B) President. C) Soldier. D) Renegade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renegade. 49. Whenever something in the farm goes wrong, Napoleon blames it on ..... A) Boxer. B) Snowball. C) Mollie. D) Benjamin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snowball. 50. Orwell saw writing as a powerful tool for ..... A) Propaganda. B) Form of expression. C) Conveying ideas. D) Censorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conveying ideas. 51. What objects do the freed animals burn after driving the men off the farm? A) The clothes worn by Mr Jones and his workers. B) The furniture found in Mr Jones' house. C) Instruments used by men to tie or guide animals. D) Everything that allowed people to move. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instruments used by men to tie or guide animals. 52. Which famous news company did Orwell work with and what was his job? A) NYT:Editor. B) CNN:Wrote articles. C) BBC:Wrote articles and hosted news commentaries. D) TheGuardian:Reporter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BBC:Wrote articles and hosted news commentaries. 53. What is one of the characteristics of totalitarian regimes in the 20th century and in George Orwell's 1984? A) Promoting freedom of thought. B) Encouraging individual autonomy. C) Crushing economic and civil liberties. D) Valuing civil liberties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crushing economic and civil liberties. 54. Why did Winston think Julia would reject him? A) Because he was poor. B) Because he felt old and inferior. C) Because he was married. D) Because he had a different ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he felt old and inferior. 55. To complete and succeed in the construction of the mill, Napoleon announces to the other animals that he has decided on a new policy A) Animal Farm will employ human workers. B) Animal Farm will maintain commercial relations with neighboring farms. C) Animal Farm will create its own currency. D) Animal Farm will create a tax on all animal production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animal Farm will maintain commercial relations with neighboring farms. 56. What, theoretically, was "Brotherhood" ? A) An organization that sought to overthrow the ruling regime. B) A network of spies centered around Big Brother. C) Trade union of ministerial officials. D) A program to indoctrinate the proletariat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organization that sought to overthrow the ruling regime. 57. What did Orwell die from and how old was he? A) Pneumonia, 45 years. B) Cancer, 41 years. C) Tuberculosis, 46 years. D) Chicken pox, 35 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tuberculosis, 46 years. 58. What is the significance of the slogan "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" in "Animal Farm" ? A) It emphasizes the importance of equality. B) It reveals the hypocrisy and inequality within the leadership. C) It encourages individualism. D) It promotes anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reveals the hypocrisy and inequality within the leadership. 59. A hurt or injured in an accident A) Wounded. B) Track. C) Database. D) Propaganda. E) Living rough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wounded. 60. What feeling did Winston experience when he heard the news of Oceania's victory? A) Love to Big brother. B) Indifference. C) Gladness. D) He was scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love to Big brother. 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