Daniel Defoe
17th century
What city was she born in?
London
Out of these two, which came out first and when?
Beowulf, between 975 and 1025
What technique made James Joyce famous?
stream of consciousness
What are Orwell’s most famous works?
Animal farm
1984
Daniel Defoe was a successful business man.
True/False
False
How did she die?
by suicide
Which language were the Canterbury tales written in?
Middle English
James Joyce lived most of his life abroad TRUE/FALSE
true
What were the main motifs of Orwell’s work?
Anti-totalitarianism
Social Justice
Objective Truth
Daniel Defoe never made much money off of his works.
True/False
True
Name 2 of her works
Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, A room for One‘s Own
Where does Beowulf take place in?
(answer is a region eg. Balkan)
Scandinavia
Which novel is Joyce’s most famous?
a) Dubliners
b) Ulysses
c) Finnegans Wake
b) Ulysses
Which historical event and which specific state does Animal Farm parody?
The Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent development of the Soviet Union.
Name 2 of Daniel Defoe´s works
Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, A Journal of the Plague Year, Captain Singleton, Colonel Jack...
What group was she a member of?
Bloomsbury Group
How did the Canterbury tales differ from other works at the time?
Chaucer incorporated realism into it, which helped to capture England in the 14th century
Which city did James Joyce die in?
Zurich
Who are the pigs in Animal Farm supposed to represent?
The pigs represent the Bolshevik leadership and the new ruling class that emerged after the revolution
What is the name of his most famous political satire?
The Shortest Way with the Dissenters
What technique is she known for?
stream of consciousness
Which character in the Canterbury tales preaches that greed is the root of all evil, despite being the greediest one there?
The Pardoner
Why are Joyce’s works difficult to read?
They use complex language and experimental style.
Which event in Spain caused Orwell to hate Stalinism as much as Fascism?
The turning point was the Barcelona May Days (1937). While fighting for the POUM (a Marxist but non-Stalinist militia), Orwell witnessed Soviet-backed communists turning against their own allies. He saw firsthand the use of propaganda, secret police purges, and the suppression of revolutionary truth, which convinced him that Stalinism was just as totalitarian as Fascism.