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  In George Orwell's book Animal Farm, what type of animal is Napoleon, and what true-life character is he modeled after? see if you know the answer
Answered: 5497 times
Correct: 2704 times (44.8%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 2793 times (46.3%)
Skipped: 534 times (8.9%)
  In George Orwell's 1984, which was NOT one of the Party's ministries? see if you know the answer
Answered: 2012 times
Correct: 1036 times (43.3%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 976 times (40.8%)
Skipped: 378 times (15.8%)
  In George Orwell's 1984, what was the device called that Big Brother used to monitor Party members? see if you know the answer
Answered: 5898 times
Correct: 2594 times (33.5%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 3304 times (42.7%)
Skipped: 1839 times (23.8%)
  Which of these Orwellian characters is NOT a symbol of propaganda?George Orwell see if you know the answer
Answered: 238 times
Correct: 140 times (36.7%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 98 times (25.7%)
Skipped: 143 times (37.5%)
  In George Orwell's Animal Farm who are the smartest animals? see if you know the answer
Answered: 1727 times
Correct: 1596 times (87.4%)
Difficulty: easy
Incorrect: 131 times (7.2%)
Skipped: 99 times (5.4%)
  George Orwell participated in, and wrote a journalistic account of, which conflict?
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Correct: 1009 times (47.3%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 713 times (33.4%)
Skipped: 413 times (19.3%)
  Complete the title of a famous short-story/essay by George Orwell: Shooting ... see if you know the answer
Answered: 215 times
Correct: 126 times (40.3%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 89 times (28.4%)
Skipped: 98 times (31.3%)
  In Animal Farm by George Orwell, who runs away from the farm? see if you know the answer
Answered: 746 times
Correct: 297 times (30.5%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 449 times (46.1%)
Skipped: 227 times (23.3%)
  Finish the following quotation from "1984"...

War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is...?
George Orwell
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Answered: 60036 times
Correct: 20857 times (32.4%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 39179 times (60.8%)
Skipped: 4423 times (6.9%)
  In Animal Farm. A Fairy Story. by George Orwell, who is likely Napoleon's real-life counterpart?

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Correct: 2630 times (48.3%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 1665 times (30.6%)
Skipped: 1154 times (21.2%)
In [a:George Orwell|3706|George Orwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1175614486p2/3706.jpg]'s [b:Animal Farm: Centennial Edition|7613|Animal Farm|George Orwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637301s/7613.jpg|2207778], what type of animal ends up leading the animals?
In George Orwell's Animal Farm: Centennial Edition, what type of animal ends up leading the animals?
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Answered: 10437 times
Correct: 9514 times (82.0%)
Difficulty: easy
Incorrect: 923 times (8.0%)
Skipped: 1162 times (10.0%)
  George Orwell was the pseudonym of...?

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Correct: 4886 times (27.7%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 6890 times (39.1%)
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  Which of these famous authors has not received the Nobel Prize in Literature?

William GoldingSeamus HeaneyRudyard KiplingGeorge OrwellAleksandr I. SolzhenitsynJohn Steinbeck
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Answered: 251 times
Correct: 97 times (31.5%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 154 times (50.0%)
Skipped: 57 times (18.5%)
  Who wrote Atlas Shrugged? see if you know the answer
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Correct: 1612 times (90.3%)
Difficulty: very easy
Incorrect: 106 times (5.9%)
Skipped: 68 times (3.8%)
  What year was Animal Farm published? see if you know the answer
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Correct: 572 times (19.0%)
Difficulty: very difficult
Incorrect: 1627 times (54.0%)
Skipped: 815 times (27.0%)
  An allegory is... see if you know the answer
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Correct: 1027 times (52.3%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 670 times (34.1%)
Skipped: 268 times (13.6%)
  What is the "brand" of all consumer products and commodities in George Orwell's 1984?
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Answered: 2156 times
Correct: 867 times (34.5%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 1289 times (51.2%)
Skipped: 360 times (14.3%)
  What year was Animal Farm written?
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Answered: 3068 times
Correct: 1904 times (50.0%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 1164 times (30.6%)
Skipped: 737 times (19.4%)
  Which political group did George Orwell fight for in Homage to Catalonia? see if you know the answer
Answered: 316 times
Correct: 120 times (19.1%)
Difficulty: very difficult
Incorrect: 196 times (31.3%)
Skipped: 311 times (49.6%)
  Brave New World is by?

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. H.G. Wells Aldous Huxley George Orwell
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Answered: 1569 times
Correct: 1450 times (90.2%)
Difficulty: very easy
Incorrect: 119 times (7.4%)
Skipped: 38 times (2.4%)
  What is the full name of George Orwell's Animal Farm? see if you know the answer
Answered: 690 times
Correct: 206 times (25.8%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 484 times (60.7%)
Skipped: 108 times (13.5%)
  Who wrote 1984?

Anthony BurgessGeorge OrwellRay BradburyJoseph Conrad
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Answered: 1726 times
Correct: 1699 times (97.4%)
Difficulty: very easy
Incorrect: 27 times (1.5%)
Skipped: 18 times (1.0%)
  What is George Orwell's real name? see if you know the answer
Answered: 988 times
Correct: 627 times (47.8%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 361 times (27.5%)
Skipped: 325 times (24.8%)
  George Orwell wrote the final manuscript for "1984" in what year? see if you know the answer
Answered: 498 times
Correct: 370 times (58.5%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 128 times (20.3%)
Skipped: 134 times (21.2%)
  Two of the most famous writers of all-time are believed to have died on the same day - which two? see if you know the answer
Answered: 796 times
Correct: 400 times (37.1%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 396 times (36.7%)
Skipped: 283 times (26.2%)
  Eric Arthur Blair is the real name of which author: see if you know the answer
Answered: 876 times
Correct: 757 times (69.1%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 119 times (10.9%)
Skipped: 220 times (20.1%)
  Which of the following titles is NOT by George Orwell? see if you know the answer
Answered: 80 times
Correct: 50 times (40.3%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 30 times (24.2%)
Skipped: 44 times (35.5%)
  In 1984 by George Orwell, what did O'Brien say while talking about the future with Winston? see if you know the answer
Answered: 366 times
Correct: 169 times (35.4%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 197 times (41.2%)
Skipped: 112 times (23.4%)
  Whose motto was "I will work harder." in George Orwell's Animal Farm? see if you know the answer
Answered: 354 times
Correct: 258 times (61.6%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 96 times (22.9%)
Skipped: 65 times (15.5%)
  What novel contains the following adage?
"Tenser, said the Tensor.
Tension, apprehension, and dissension have begun."
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Answered: 423 times
Correct: 135 times (20.4%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 288 times (43.5%)
Skipped: 239 times (36.1%)
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