Context and Authorial Purpose (HSC SSCE English Standard): Quizzes
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What is the primary purpose of dystopian fiction?
What is the primary purpose of dystopian fiction?
To critique present-day trends via warnings
What is the distinctive emphasis of Orwell's dystopia regarding control?
What is the distinctive emphasis of Orwell's dystopia regarding control?
Control through language and thought
Why are the ministry names in Nineteen Eighty-Four considered satirical?
Why are the ministry names in Nineteen Eighty-Four considered satirical?
They represent the opposite of their function
Which historical figure is Big Brother widely interpreted to have been modelled on?
Which historical figure is Big Brother widely interpreted to have been modelled on?
Joseph Stalin
What political position did Orwell identify with?
What political position did Orwell identify with?
Democratic socialist
What percentage of Oceania's population do the Proles comprise?
What percentage of Oceania's population do the Proles comprise?
85%
Which technology did Orwell predict through telescreens?
Which technology did Orwell predict through telescreens?
Wall-mounted flatscreen televisions
Where did the slogan '2+2=5' originally come from?
Where did the slogan '2+2=5' originally come from?
The Soviet Union's political slogans
In what year was Nineteen Eighty-Four published?
In what year was Nineteen Eighty-Four published?
1949
Which exiled Soviet leader was Emmanuel Goldstein also modelled on?
Which exiled Soviet leader was Emmanuel Goldstein also modelled on?
Leon Trotsky