Nineteen Eighty-Four Quiz

Take this short quiz and test your knowledge of George Orwell's seminal book, Nineteen Eighty-Four.
1) What was George Orwell's real name?
Steven Blair

Eric Blair

Eric Arthur

Blair Stevens

2) The London of Nineteen Eighty-Four is part of _________, one of three intercontinental super-states.
Oceania

Eurasia

Britannia

Pangaea

3) What is the Party's slogan?
Because Britain deserves better.

All hail Big Brother.

War is serenity; Freedom is restriction; Ignorance is knowledge.

War is peace; Freedom is slavery; Ignorance is strength.

4) In Nineteen Eighty-Four, what fictional language used by the Party is a greatly simplified form of the English language designed to remove words that describe forbidden ideas?
Newspeak

Doublespeak

Modernspeak

New British

5) What is the first line of Nineteen Eighty-Four?
"It was a pleasure to burn."

"A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories."

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

"It was love at first sight."

6) What Russian novel is thought to be an influence on the writing of Nineteen Eighty-Four?
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

Demons by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
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