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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the writing of George Orwell and how his life affected his writing.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What was George Orwell's original name?
Arthur Blair
Eric Arthur
Correct answer: Eric Arthur Blair
George Arthur Blair
Q2.
What is 'totalitarianism?'
Totalitarianism is a central system of government with more than one person in charge.
Totalitarianism is a central system of government with no-one in charge.
Correct answer: Totalitarianism is a central system of government with one person in charge.
Totalitarianism is a shared system of government where society are told what to do.
Q3.
What did Orwell hope to achieve with his writing? (There are 2 correct answers).
Correct answer: Orwell wanted to draw attention to leaders abusing their power.
Orwell wanted to entertain people and cheer them up.
Correct answer: Orwell wanted to fight injustice and inequality in society.
Orwell wanted to get rid of all leaders in the world.
Q4.
Complete the sentence: Orwell was fascinated by word leaders and how they got richer whilst poor people got...
angrier
less powerful
Correct answer: poorer
richer
Q5.
Who did Orwell study?
Orwell studied animals.
Orwell studied Indian people.
Orwell studied ordinary people.
Correct answer: Orwell studied the cruel leaders of Europe.