What do we call the two major military alliances in World War II?
The Allies and the Axis Powers
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What branch of the military did Golding join?
The Navy
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Who are the main characters of the book?
Young boys
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What were the two subjects that Golding taught?
English and Philosophy
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When did World War II take place?
Between 1939 and 1945
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What major event of WWII did Golding participate in?
D-Day, the invasion of Normandy
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How many times was Lord of the Flies rejected before it was finally published?
21 times
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What prestigious prize did Golding win in 1983?
The Nobel Prize for Literature
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Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Hitler
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Fill in the blank:
It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t _____. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be ______.
Nazis
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Fill in the blank:
In this book, and in war, the fear of the _________ is powerful
Unknown
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What year was Golding in school when he published his first book of poems?
A university student
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What happened to end the British Overseas Evacuation Program?
A British ship carrying 90 children was torpedoed by a German submarine, killing 77 children on board
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Explain this quote:
My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are gray faces that peer over my shoulder.?
Golding could not forget the horrors of WWII
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Name one major theme of this book
Survival;
Civilization vs Savagery;
Human Nature - Good vs Evil
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What event in 1988 earned him the title of SIR William Golding?
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
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What organization was created at the end of World War II to prevent another major conflict?
The United Nations
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Why was Golding's experience in WWII important in the creation of this book?
He became aware of all the evils that human kind is capable of
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Name a similarity between Golding as a child and the brutal children in the book
Golding was a bully and said, "I enjoyed hurting people"