George Orwell Trivia

1. What is the protagonist's name?

From Quiz George Orwell's "Keep the Aspidistra Flying"

Answer: Gordon Comstock

Winston Smith is from "Nineteen Eighty-Four", John Flory is from "Burmese Days", and George Bowling is from "Coming Up For Air". All George Orwell heroes. Gordon Comstock is livid with a hatred for money because he is poor, and looks bad, because his girlfriend Rosemary won't sleep with him because of his poverty, and because his friends don't like him for not having money. You blame the poor man for his hatred of money now? I myself, VBookWorm, relate so much to Gordon for many various reasons.

From Quiz The Animals of "Animal Farm"

Answer: Old Major

Old Major is widely regarded as representing Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. Karl Marx wrote "The Communist Manifesto", in which he outlined his vision of the future class struggle between the working-class proletariat and the property-owning bourgeois. Lenin would later lead the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution and install a Communist government after ousting the Tsar.

From Quiz Farmyard Talks and Tactics

Answer: Old Major

Three days before Old Major died, he called a meeting with the farmyard animals. He discussed the need for rebellion and shared with them a dream he'd had, a dream about how wonderful the Earth would be without 'man' in it. According to Major, it was in this dream that the words of the song "Beast of England" came to him. The song would become their theme song for some time after Old Major's death.

From Quiz George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'

Answer: Middle White boar

Old Major was the first animal to be introduced to the reader. He was a Middle White boar and was Mr Jones' prize pig, exhibited under the name of Willingdon Beauty. It was Old Major's speech that helped motivate the animals for a rebellion.

From Quiz George Orwell - "Nineteen Eighty-Four"

Answer: Eastasia

Oceania was originally at war with Eurasia. By the end of hate week, the enemy had changed to Eastasia. The people of Oceania are led to believe that the enemy is and always has been Eastasia.

From Quiz Animal Farm

Answer: Old Major

Old Major is supposed to represent Karl Marx or Vladimir Lenin. He is not alive to see the revolution.

From Quiz Orwell's Others

Answer: Burmese Days

Orwell went to Asia to join the Indian Imperial Police in 1922 and was stationed in Burma (now Myanmar). Although a novel, "Burmese Days" characterises some of his experiences and British relationships with the indigenous population.

From Quiz Animal Farm

Answer: Jones

The animals ran Jones out of his farm after not being fed for a few days.

From Quiz George Orwell's "Animal Farm"

Answer: Middle White

This is mentioned in the first chapter of the book.

From Quiz Animal Farm Symbolism

Answer: Russia

This should have been an easy one. The entire book's basis was Orwell's criticism of the Russian Governement.

From Quiz All Animals Are Equal... But Some More Than Others

Answer: Man

Major was a Middle White boar and one of the oldest animals on the farm. He had a dream about a world without man, where all the animals would be free. Man, he claimed, was the reason animals suffered. Man overworked animals for his own betterment and produced nothing to provide for himself.

From Quiz "Animal Farm" Basics

Answer: Old Major

All of the animals turn up to the meeting.

From Quiz Nineteen Eighty-Four

Answer: Peace

The first of the three principles of Ingsoc.

From Quiz Nineteen Eighty-Four

Answer: 6079

"Smith!" screamed the shrewish voice from the telescreen. "6079 Smith W.! Yes, you!"

From Quiz Animal Farm

Answer: Manor Farm

The animals rename the farm "Animal Farm" when they overrun it.

From Quiz Four Legs Good

Answer: Sugarcandy Mountain

Moses the Raven is representative of religion, which many of the animals believe in. He leaves with Jones after the humans are forced off the farm but returns and the pigs don't object to his return as his stories keep the animals distracted.

From Quiz George Orwell's "Animal Farm"

Answer: Snowball and Napoleon

Snowball and Napoleon represent Stalin and Trotsky.

From Quiz "1984"- Part Two

Answer: I love you

Julia first makes her intentions known. She seems to be the compelling force of their relationship.

From Quiz George Orwell - '1984'

Answer: The Proles

The Proles are the masses, the Outer Party is the workers and the Inner Party is the privileged.

From Quiz "Animal Farm" The Book

Answer: George Orwell

Orwell is also the author of the famous '1984.'

From Quiz A Clergyman's Daughter

Answer: Take no notice of the butcher

Dorothy's father is quite unruffled by the amount of money they owe to the local tradesmen. He tells Dorothy to "take no notice of the fellow; go to the other butcher." Orwell is mainly celebrated as a political writer, and not usually thought of as capable of subtle characterisation, but in "A Clergyman's Daughter", the central figures are well-drawn and varied. The Rector, with his refusal to live in the modern world of the book (the nineteen-thirties), is amusing and true to life. The conversation between him and Dorothy at breakfast is one of my favourite scenes in the novel. It establishes his personality and the relationship between him and his daughter, and we see the details of the frustrations he creates in her life. The Rector begins breakfast with a complaint about the fact that they are having bacon yet again. Dorothy replies that the bacon was so cheap that it seemed a sin not to buy it. "Ah Danish, I suppose," says the Rector. "What a number of Danish invasions we have had in this country," (they are in East Anglia), "first with fire and sword, and now with their abominable cheap bacon. Which has been responsible for the most deaths, I wonder." After breakfast, Dorothy makes a desperate attempt to explain to him how serious their financial position is. "You can't blame him if the butcher's angry when his bill's not paid, father," she says. "I most certainly can blame him," replies the Rector, (who despises the lower classes unless they are properly respectful and touch their caps to him.) "It is abominable the way these people take it upon themselves to behave these days. But that is the kind of thing we are exposed to in this delightful century. That is progress, as they are pleased to call it." He goes on to tell Dorothy that when he had been at Oxford, he had found that his father still hadn't paid some of his own bills from thirty years before, perhaps thinking this will comfort her.

From Quiz George Orwell's "Keep the Aspidistra Flying"

Answer: Poet

The book focuses partially on Gordon's inability to finish this one poem. Gordon's friend, Ravelston, is the editor for a magazine and prints Gordon's poems out of both pity and friendly feelings. Gordon also has some kind of job dealing with selling books in the bookstore, I believe. In total, Gordon makes two quid per week, most of which is used to pay his rent.

From Quiz Animal Farm

Answer: They keep bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad!"

Later in the book, Squealer pulls them aside and teaches them to say "Four legs good, two legs better!" instead of the old version so the pigs would be able to walk on their hind legs.

From Quiz The Animals of "Animal Farm"

Answer: raven

Moses the raven is believed to represent the Russian Orthodox Church. He was kicked off the farm, but was later allowed back to help appease the rumblings of the animals. The Communists originally wanted to remove all religion as they felt that it distracted them from the class struggle. However, they soon found that it would be near impossible to force all people to give up their faith. Finally, Communists also allowed certain religions back because if people were focused on preparing for their reward in the afterlife, they may be less concerned about the poor conditions of their worldly life.

From Quiz George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'

Answer: Mr Jones lashed out at the animals after finding them in the store

Old Major gave a motivating speech to the animals in chapter one. During chapter two, Mr Jones arrives home drunk and forgets to feed the animals before going inside for a nap. He hears a commotion outside and discovers that the animals had broken into the store and were helping themselves to food - this caused Mr Jones to lash out in anger. The animals were so fed up of being treated this way that they fought back despite their actions not being planned.

From Quiz George Orwell - "Nineteen Eighty-Four"

Answer: A totalitarian government

Totalitarian governments are ones where the state regulates the aspects of public and private life. Orwell wrote "1984" with Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany in mind, both considered totalitarian.

From Quiz Animal Farm

Answer: Battle of the Cowshed

Snowball is shot in the back, but is able to recover. For his actions, he is awarded "Animal Hero, First Class."

From Quiz Orwell's Others

Answer: Keep the Aspidistra Flying

"London Pleasures" is the poem that never gets finished. "A Merry War" is a film of the book. "Why I Write" is a biographical essay published in 1946.

From Quiz Animal Farm

Answer: the pigs

The pigs were considered the smartest and did most of the reading and writing for the farm.

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