1984
Who wrote 1984? (DOUBLE POINTS if you know their real name)
George Orwell (Real name: Eric Blair)
What is the name of the drug that keeps citizens calm and happy, preventing them emotional discomfort and disatisfaction?
Soma
Explain the difference between their, there, and they're.
Their: possessive, belonging to them
There: locational, over in that place away from oneself
They're: contraction, subject and verb ("they are")
What does CDI stand for? (Joke answers will not be accepted)
Chungdahm Institute
What is in Room 101?
Your worst fear — dependent on the person
DOUBLE POINTS
From which Shakespeare play does Brave New World get its name?
The Tempest
The literary device that gives human qualities to non-human things, as in "the wind whispered."
Personification
SPECIAL QUESTION!
For every CDI teacher + correct room number you can name, you get 200 points.
(Ex: Matthew T., C29)
I will check
What is the slogan of the Party?
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
A lighthouse
There is one run-on sentence in the following choices. Which one is it?
1.) I went to the store to buy milk and cheese and eggs.
2.) She loves reading novels, her favorite author is George Orwell.
3.) Me and Bongo walked to the park and played frisbee.
4.) The cat barked loudly when the mailman arrived.
Option #2!
"She loves reading novels, her favorite author is George Orwell."
There is no period or conjunction between the two clauses.
Fix: "She loves reading novels, and her favorite author is George Orwell"
Name the 4 main classes taken by CDI students below the masters level.
A2, V1, C1, C2
Who is described as the chief enemy of the Party? (NOT a country)
Emmanuel Goldstein
What is Bernard's job?
A psychologist specializing in hypnopaedia (sleep-teaching)
Explain the difference in grammatical function between the word "swimming" in these two sentences:
1.) Swimming is fun.
2.) The swimming salmon flowed down the river.
In sentence 1, "swimming" is acting as a noun. A verb acting as a noun is a gerund.
In sentence 2, "swimming" is acting as an adjective." A verb acting as an adjective is a participle.
List every CDI level from lowest to highest.
Mega, Giga, Tera, Bridge, Par, Birdie, Eagle, Albatross, Albatross+, (Rookie Master), Pre-Master, Standard Master, Grand Master
What is described as “a little chunk of history they’ve forgotten to alter”? This fragile object represents Winston’s longing for a world beyond the Party’s reach.
The glass paperweight with a piece of coral inside it
There are 5 caste classes in Brave New World. Name them AND what color they wear.
Alphas: Grey
Betas: Reddish-Purple
Gammas: Green
Deltas: Khaki
Epsilons: Black
Define pulchritudinous
Beautiful :)
How old am I?
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