Orwell's Life
Orwell’s real name was ____.
What is Eric Arthur Blair?
This slogan begins: "Big Brother is ____."
What is watching you?
The omnipresent leader in Orwell's dystopian world.
Who is Big Brother?
Orwell was born in this country.
What is India?
Telescreens are used by the Party for these two purposes.
What are surveillance and propaganda?
This term describes an idea that controls every aspect of life.
What is totalitarianism?
This occupation took Orwell to Burma.
What is a police officer (imperial policeman)?
This Party slogan claims ignorance is ____.
What is strength?
This kind of police force monitors thoughts instead of actions.
What is the Thought Police?
Orwell fought in this war, which inspired his political beliefs.
What is the Spanish Civil War?
Orwell described this practice of altering past records.
What is reality control?
A propaganda technique used to contradict obvious facts.
What is doublethink?
Orwell died in this year.
What is 1950?
This device in Orwell’s dystopia constantly monitors citizens, both in public and private spaces.
What is the telescreen?
The term for the creation of a false historical narrative.
What is historical revisionism (or reality control)?