1984 test

According to The Book, what is the aim of modern warfare (in accordance with the principles of doublethink)?

...

Before being completely 'cured' by O'Brien, Winston agrees that

2+2=5

How old is Winston Smith?

39

What percentage of the population do the proles comprise?

85%

Why do tears spring to Rutherford's eyes in the Chestnut Tree Café?

A song, "Under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you and you sold me," is played over the telescreen

The caption on the Big Brother poster states

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU

What Inner Party luxuries does Julia bring to their meeting?

Coffee sugar milk

What does Winston write in his diary?

DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER

George Orwell is a 'pen name' or pseudonym adopted by the author of 1984. What is his real name?

Eric Arthur Blair

What is the one thing that Winston and Julia know they will never do together?

Have a child

Winston is at lunch when the message on the telescreen relates the good news about increases in production, including that the chocolate ration has been raised to twenty grams a week. What is Winston thinking as he hears this message?

He wonders how all the people manage to believe the lie. He wonders if he is the only person with a memory. Winston wonders if life has always been the way it is now, and why he feels that some things are intolerable. He thinks he must have an ancestral memory that things had once been different.

In the Ministry of Truth, the dark-haired girl falls on the floor in front of Winston and secretly gives him a note. What does the note say?

I love you

Winston identifies the voice that says, "We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness" as belonging to whom?

Julia

The government agency in charge of war is

Ministry of Peace

We learn that this character is secretly a member of the Thought Police.

Mr. Charrington

What is the name of the Inner Party member that Winston sees and makes eye contact with during the Two Minutes Hate?

O'Brien

What does O'Brien know that surprises Winston?

O'Brien knows the last line of the rhyme that Mr. Charrington had started telling him.

The current name of Britain is

Oceania

The three superpowers are

Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia

The most feared place in the Ministry of Love is

Room 101

For O'Brien, the thrilling image of the future is

a boot stamping on a human face

During their meeting, O'Brien says Winston will receive ...

a copy of goldsteins book

Inside the glass paperweight is

a piece of coral

What does Winston see in the room above the antique store that upsets him?

a rat

O'Brien explains that the three stages of Winston's reintegrations are learning, understanding and

acceptance

Fill in the blank with correct vocabular word: "It was obviously some serious piece of news that they were reading. [Winston] was a few paces away from them when suddenly the group broke up and two of the men were in violent _____________. For a moment they seemed almost on the point of blows."

altercation

Which of the following gives the organization of the Party in the correct order, from top to bottom?

big brother, inner party, outer party, proles

Winston says they [he and Julia] can beat the Party ...

by keeping their humanity

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word. "At eleven [years old, Comrade Ogilvy] had __________ his uncle to the Thought Police after overhearing a conversation which appeared to him to have criminal tendencies."

denounced

Describe the atmosphere Orwell creates when he writes, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him."

dispair

What is the final, most essential command of the Party?

dont trust your ears and eyes

Unlike the members of the Outer Party, the members of the Inner Party are able to:

drink wine, no telescreens, have riches, drink milk coffee tea and sugar

For what is the Ministry of Plenty responsible?

economic affairs

Who is Emmanuel Goldstein?

enemy of the people; he had been a leading member of the party but then turned traitor. all crimes against the party are attributed to his teaching. his image is shown on the telescreen and on posters to create hatred among party members. he looks Jewish with fuzzy white hair and a goatee beard. his nose is long and thin. he wears glasses. he supposedly commands an army of conspirators called the brotherhood.

In addition to thoughtcrime, what is the name of the crime one commits by having the wrong look on one's face and not controlling one's facial features or expressions?

facecrime

The Party encourages men and women to form lasting, loving relationships and loyalties with each other.

false

The standard dystopian novel glorifies the natural world and encourages its citizens to love nature.

false

The standard dystopian novel lacks a figurehead whom the general populace cannot worship.

false

The standard dystopian novel portrays a government largely incapable of controlling cultural institutions like communications

false

The standard dystopian novel portrays a government who never allows its citizens the freedom of pop culture to aid its control over them.

false

The standard dystopian novel portrays a society where power is shared between government and societal factions.

false

The standard dystopian novel portrays characterizes the individual as a significant force in the social fabric.

false

The standard dystopian novel portrays characters who, in general, are vehemently unpatriotic

false

Winston and Julia believe their relationship will last a long time, resulting in marriage and perhaps children.

false

Winston purchases a print of Notre Dame Cathedral from Mr. Charrington.

false

In his diary, Winston defines freedom as

freedom is slavery

What does Winston believe about O'Brien?

he is a member of the Brotherhood

Winston asks Julia what attracted her to him. What is her answer?

he looked defiant

What is Winston's greatest pleasure in life?

his work; rewriting

Winston's job is to rectify the original figures and information in the Times by making them agree with later ones. What Party policy does his job perpetuate?

ignorance is strength

Define the word based on the context of the novel. "A colored poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall. It depicted simply an enormous face, more than a meter wide: the face of a m an of about forty-five, with a heavy moustache and ruggedly handsome features." [The word is "depicted."]

illustrated

Identify the Literary Device employed in the passage: "Were there always these vistas of rotting nineteenth-century houses, their sides shored up with baulks of timber, their windows patched with cardboard and their roofs with corrugated iron, their crazy garden walls sagging in all directions? And the bombed sites where the plaster dust swirled in the air and the willow-herb straggled over the heap of rubble ..."

imagery

The fact that Winston and Julia are arrested in a place where they felt safe is an example of

irony

Which THEME relates to the following example: The Records Department is responsbile for destroying or editing books, magazines, films and photographs that contradict the views of the Party."

irony

What is the fate of the glass paperweight?

it shattered

What does Winston find out about the Book?

it was half written by O'Brien

Julia is a member of the

junior anti-sex league

Which of the following is NOT a Party slogan?

love is hate

"Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me! Julia! I don't care what you do to her. Tear her face off, strip her to the bones. Not me! Julia! Not me!" What major theme does this quote represent?

loyalty versus betrayal

Comrade Ogilvy is

made up person Winston wrote about

What is the function of the Ministry of Love?

maintains law and order

The goal of Newspeak is to

narrow the range of thought

According to Winston, where does hope lie?

proles

The name "Big Brother" most closel relates to what tactic used by historical figures such as Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin?

propaganda

Winston is afraid of

rats

Both Syme and Parsons ask Winston if he has any spare

razor blades

To Winston, making love to Julia constitutes

rebellion

The room Julia and Winston use most often for their rendezvous is

room above the antique shop

The sash around Julia's waist is

scarlet

What is the setting of 1984?

set in and around London, the city is Airstrip, a province of the country of Oceania

At the climax of the Two Minutes Hate, Goldstein's face turns into the face of

sheep

How did Winston respond when there was too little to eat when he was a boy?

stole chocolate from his sister

Identify this object from the novel: It sends and receives images and sounds at the same time. It is in most homes and workplaces. The Thought Police regularly monitor this device.

telescreen

What happens to the original edition of The Times after Winston rewrites an article?

the original edition is destroyed

While Winston and Julia are alone, he says, "We are the dead," and Julia repeats the phrase. What happens next?

the thoughtcrime come arrest them

What does Winston discover about the room above the antique junk shop?

there is a telescreen

During Hate Week, the enemy has changed from Eurasia to Eastasia; as a result ....

they had to change all the records to support big brother

Winston and Julia meet after they have been released. How do they react to each other?

they say they dont love each other

What crime does Winston commit when he opens the diary and writes in ALL CAPS?

thoughtcrime

The intent behind the Two Minutes Hate

to keep a central enemy

According to The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism, what is the aim of modern warfare?

to keep its citizens in a perpetual state of fear

According to The Book, the superstates are not really fighting with each other. The powers of each superstate are really warring against their own people to keep the structure of the society intact.

true

After a dream of seeing the girl in the Golden Country, Winston awakens with the word "Shakespeare" on his lips.

true

The act of ceasing to exist is known as vaporization.

true

The standard dystopian novel depicts at least one character who's disenfranchised and wishes to escape

true

The standard dystopian novel employs a narrative point of view from an insider; rarely does a societal outsider offer compelling anecdotes.

true

The standard dystopian novel employs propaganda to control its citizens.

true

The standard dystopian novel portrays a government who utilizes a scapegoat as its means of directing societal energy and hate towards.

true

The standard dystopian novel portrays a society believed to be under constant surveillance.

true

The standard dystopian novel portrays citizens conforming to uniform expectations.

true

The standard dystopian novel portrays perfectly happy citizens blissfully unaware of their own society's flaws.

true

The standard dystopian novel portrays society as an illusion of a perfect utopian world.

true

Winston works for the Ministry of

truth

What are the Newspeak names for the ministries?

truth- minitrue peace- minipax love- miniluv plenty- miniplenty

Among O'Brien's privileges is the right to

turn off the telescreens and drink wine

Doublethink is the ability to believe in

two different ideas at the same time

What does Winston assume happened to Syme?

vaporized

Complete the phrase: "Who controls the past, controls the future ... "

who controls the present controls the past

What beverage do Inner Party members have the privilege of consuming?

wine