English Literary Locations: Literary Quiz

ENGLISH LITERARY LOCATIONS


Test your knowledge of famous English literary locations with our 7-question quiz.

Which dystopian novel was inspired by Senate House in Bloomsbury, London?

  • Sorry, not correct.

    The correct answer is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

    Located in Bloomsbury, Senate House is the administrative center of the University of London. During World War II, the Art Deco building housed the Ministry of Information, the government department that was responsible for publicity and propaganda. George Orwell's wife worked at Senate House during the war as part of the censorship department; and later it became the inspiration for the sinister Ministry of Truth in his 1949 classic, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Senate House was also the inspiration for Graham Green’s The Ministry of Fear (1943).

  • Sorry, not correct.

    The correct answer is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

    Located in Bloomsbury, Senate House is the administrative center of the University of London. During World War II, the Art Deco building housed the Ministry of Information, the government department that was responsible for publicity and propaganda. George Orwell's wife worked at Senate House during the war as part of the censorship department; and later it became the inspiration for the sinister Ministry of Truth in his 1949 classic, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Senate House was also the inspiration for Graham Green’s The Ministry of Fear (1943).

  • Sorry, not correct.

    The correct answer is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

    Located in Bloomsbury, Senate House is the administrative center of the University of London. During World War II, the Art Deco building housed the Ministry of Information, the government department that was responsible for publicity and propaganda. George Orwell's wife worked at Senate House during the war as part of the censorship department; and later it became the inspiration for the sinister Ministry of Truth in his 1949 classic, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Senate House was also the inspiration for Graham Green’s The Ministry of Fear (1943).

  • Correct!


    Located in Bloomsbury, Senate House is the administrative center of the University of London. During World War II, the Art Deco building housed the Ministry of Information, the government department that was responsible for publicity and propaganda. George Orwell's wife worked at Senate House during the war as part of the censorship department; and later it became the inspiration for the sinister Ministry of Truth in his 1949 classic, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Senate House was also the inspiration for Graham Green’s The Ministry of Fear (1943).

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