The World of Orwell

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The World of Orwells 1984
Orwellian Quiz
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Assignment 7 Orwell Quiz
Directions
Be sure to restate the question as part of your
answer. Since some questions have more than one
part, make sure you answer what is asked or only
partial credit will be received. You must write
in complete sentences.
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Questions 1-5 (of 10)

1. Where and when was George Orwell born and for
   what two novels is he best known?
2. What is totalitarianism, and which two countries
   under this form of government were the basis of
   Orwells novel 1984?
3. How did George Orwell arrive at the name for his
   novel about a totalitarian government?
4. What is the difference between a utopia and a
   dystopia?
5. What is the difference in meaning between the
   terms proletarian and bourgeois?

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Questions 4-6 (of 10)

• What is propaganda, and how do governments use it
  to further their control?
• What were the two major fascist governments in
  Europe during the 1940s?
• What country did Joseph Stalin lead, when did he
  lead it, and how many people died because of his
  political persecutions?
• In general terms, what does the phrase Big
  Brother mean? Also, provide one current example
  that Big Brother is alive and well in 2006.
• What is the difference between the Orwellian term
  newspeak and the modern term doublespeak?

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Assignment 7 Orwell Quiz