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1984
1984 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When is the story set? | Sometime in the future |
| The genre of 1984 is... | Dystopia |
| The type of government that is in power in this novel is a... | Totalitarian dictatorship |
| Who is the author of 1984? | George Orwell |
| The author saw all of the following during his tome of writing except..... | Citizen arrests |
| What phrase does Winston write in his diary at the end of Part 1 Chapter 1? | Down with big brother |
| Who is the alleged traitor whose face is shown to start the 2 minutes of hate? | Goldstein |
| What is a "child hero"? | A child who turns their parents in for anti-party crimes |
| What is not a party slogan? | Knowledge is understanding |
| What is the Party slogan mentioned in Part 1 Chapter 3? | Who controls the past, controls the future..... |
| What is Winston's job in the Ministry? | To alter historical records in a way that emliates any detials that could raise negative feelings towards the party. |
| What popular event were Mrs. Parsons' children upset they missed? | A hanging of foreign spies |
| According to Syme, what is the eventual aim of Newspeak? | To make thoughtcrime impossible |
| What is the only recognized purpose of marriage? | to create new party members |
| Why does Winston believe Syme will disappear one day? | He is too smart |
| Why does Winston believe a real love affiar would be almost impossible? | Chastity, unless fulfilling a duty of the Party, is something ingrained in all women from a very early age |
| After some consideration, why does Winston no longer believe Julia is an enemy? | She appeared frightened when she gave him the note. |
| What intimate gesture do Winston and Julia share at the end of Part 2 chapter 1? | Holding hands |
| What is the emblem of the junior anti-sex league? | A scarlet sash |
| What suprises Winston about Julia's language when they meet in the countryside? | How much cursing she uses |
| What, "love offering" does Winston give to Julia when they meet in the countryside in Part 2 Chapter 2? | His glass paperweight |
| Why is a person's privacy no safer in the countryside than in London? | There are microphones in the trees |
| Julia only cares about the Party's doctorine (agenda) when..... | it affects her directly |
| Winston thinks Julia takes WHAT for granted? | That everyone in Oceania hates the Party |
| Although they know it is dangerous, why do Winston and Julia rent room above Mr. Charrington's shop? | There is no telescreen and they can have privacy. |
| Julia has a theory about the stories of Goldstein and the underground. She believes..... | They are made up by the Party |
| What does Winston find so fascinating about the paperweight? | It's a piece of unaltered history |
| How does Julia think Winston should have gotten out of his loveless relationship? | Pushed his wife over a cliff. |
| What is signifcant about the place in which O'Brien approaches Winston in Part 2 Chapter 6? | It is the same place where Julia first approached him. |
| What would happen to O'Brien if he referred to Syme by name? | He'd be vaporized himself. |
| Winston has a memory of a time his mother gave chocolate to him and his sister. What does Winston remember doing? | Snatching his sister's chocolate out of her hand. |
| As a child, how did Winston spend most of his time? | Playing "spies" |
| What happened to Winston's mother and sister? | They disappeared |
| What can O'Brien do in his appartment that Winston cannot do in his appartment? | Turn off his telescreen |
| According to Winston, what would be the ultimate betrayal between him and Julia and therefore is the one thing they must never do? | Stop loving each other |
| Based on Goldstein's book, what are the two aims of the Party? | To conquer the earth and eliminate independent thought. |
| Goldstein says the past must be altered because...... | There will be no basis for comparison in the quality of life |
| According to Goldstein, what is the primary ail of modern warefare? | To destroy technology that would allow for the standard of living to be raised |
| What does Winston conclude is Goldstein's final message? | If there is hope, it lies with the proles |
| In part 2 Chapter 10, how does Winston think he and Julia can share in the future? | By writing their own diary to the next generation |
| How are Winston and Julia caught at the end of Part 2? | A telescreen behind the painting in their room |
| In part 3 chapter 1, Winston realizes he is in "The place with no darkness." Why is it the place with no darkness? | There are no windows and the lights are left on all the time |
| When Winston sees Parsons imprisoned, who does Parsons say has denounced him (turned him in)? | His daughter |
| Where Has Winston been taken at the beginning of part 3? | The ministry of Love |
| In part 3 chapter 1, Why does Winston hope O'Brian will come see him? | O'Brien has the information Winston's captors are looking for. |
| Who is in charge of Winston's torture? | His mother |
| When Winston is being tortured in Part 3 chapter 2, what is his primary concern or main goal? | to figure what they want hom |
| What does O'Brien throw down the memory hole? | A copy of the photograph Winston had seen of the 3 party members at a party function the night they supposedly committed their anti-party crime |
| According to O'Brien, what was the Party's purpose in bringing Winston to the Ministry of Love? | To cure him |
| Which of the following is NOT a stage of Winston's reintergation? -- Learning, Acceptance, Understanding, OR submission? | Understanding |
| According to O'Brien, what has Julia done? | Betrayed Winston |
| Why does the party seek power? | To eventually have control over nature |
| How does the Party seek power? | To eventually have control over nature |
| How does the party exerts power over humans? | By keeping them poor |
| IN part 3 chapter 3, what does Winston see when O'Brien forces him to look into the mirror? | The body of a 60 year old man |
| What does Winston write on his slate in Part 3 chapter 4? | "God is Power" |
| What does Winston believe is the only way to keep a secret? | Not have one |
| How must Winston change his feelings toward Big Brother before he can be released? | Winston must love him. |
| In part 3 chapter 5, what is Winston's immediate reaction after he cries out for Julia? | He chastises himself for being so weak as to call out her name |
| What is the worst thing in the world for Winston? | Rats |
| Where does Winston's final torture occur? | Room 101 |
| According to Winston at the end of Part 3, chapter 5, what is freedom? | To die at his own hand rather than the party's. |
| What is Winston's latest false memory (at the end of the book)? | Playing a game with his mother and sister |
| What do Winston and Julia admit to each other in the final chapter of the book? | They betrayed each other |
| When Winston and Julia unexpectedly meet in part 3 chapter 6, what does her body remind him of? | A corpse |
| In part 3 chapter 6, whom does Winston now love? | Big brother |
| What is the telescreen's important announcment in part 3 chapter 6? | Oceania declared victory in Africa |
| What is having two contradictory beliefs at the same time and believing them both? | Doublethink |
| Where is a country or nation where the novel takes place? | Oceania |
| Who are the lowest class citizens that make up 85% of the population? | Proles |
| What is the new language of Oceania called? | Newspeek |
| What is protective stupidity? | Crimestop |
| What is thoughtcrime? | Having anti-Party ideas or thoughts |
| what is INGSOC? | English socialism |
| What is Eurasia? | One of the three super-nations |
| What is it to vaporize? | To disappear and be erased from existence as punishment for anti-party crimes. |
| What is Pornosec? | Cheap porn distributed through the Proles |
| What is Airstrip One? | What london is now called |
| What is the brotherhood? | An underground organization of anti-party rebels |
| What is a telescreen? | Device with which the party spy on its members |
| What is facecrime? | An expression on your face that indicates you have something to hide. |
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