Famous Quotes quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What drives Winston to write "two plus two make four" in 1984?

   Answer: To assert objective truth

   Why: Party slogans insist reality is whatever the Party dictates, making basic factual statements the ultimate form of rebellion.

2. 2 Medium

   Why does Jack demand strict rules at first in Lord of the Flies?

   Answer: To control the other boys

   Why: Irony runs deep here, as Jack later abandons all rules and leads the boys into chaotic savagery.

3. 3 Hard

   What phrase does Winston write repeatedly in his diary in Nineteen Eighty-Four?

   Answer: Down with Big Brother

   Why: Winston heads the entry April 4th, 1984 without being sure of the year, then finds the line filling half a page in capitals.

4. 4 Easy

   In Snow White, why does the Evil Queen repeatedly ask the mirror who is fairest?

   Answer: To confirm she remains the most beautiful

   Why: The mirror ultimately triggers the Queen's jealousy by declaring that Snow White is a thousand times fairer.

5. 5 Medium

   What does Augustus Waters call a metaphor in The Fault in Our Stars?

   Answer: An unlit cigarette

   Why: Gus never lights one: you put the killing thing right between your teeth, he says, but you never give it the power to do its killing.

6. 6 Hard

   Which novel features the quote I am no bird; and no net ensnares me?

   Answer: Jane Eyre

   Why: Charlotte Brontë gives Jane the line in the Thornfield orchard, while Jane still believes Rochester will marry Blanche Ingram.