1984 Intro Terms

Orwell wrote 1984 as a warning against _____, a practice in which an overly powerful and domineering government engages in a high degree of propaganda, censorship, and surveillance as a means of manipulating the population and preventing opposition:

• totalitarianism

• absolute monarchy

• democracy

• utopianism

Answer explanation

Two of the countries he bases this fictional world on are the conditions of the common people under the control of Nazi Germany (led by Hitler) and Soviet Russia (led by Stalin) in the 1930s and 1940s.

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A genre of fiction which often explores space and life on other planets as well as how science might influence our world. It often reflects the real-life trends of the author's time.

• science fiction

• young adult fiction

• fan fiction

• utopian fiction

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The topic of some science fiction, this term describes a potential future world which illustrates a "worst-case scenario" of trends seen in the author's time, often including a highly controlling and bullying government as well as very limited individual rights.

• dystopia

• utopia

• paradise

• cloud nine

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Practice in which governments, groups, and/or individuals lie, manipulate, or alter information in order to reinforce or promote an opinion among a target audience. In addition to spreading outright lies and untruths, this practice may dehumanize opposing parties in order to reinforce an illogical hatred of the other side.

• propaganda

• censorship

• fact-checking

• peer review

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Practice seen in many places in history when a government places limitations on the information or speech people are allowed to see, hear, or read in order to help paint negative pictures of or inflame hatred against other countries and their citizens:

• censorship

• freedom of the press

• transparency

• open records

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Term for the widespread mass tracking of a population's activities. This practice is often justified as necessary for national security, but sometimes abused by governments in order to build a more powerful state at the expense of the individual rights and privacy of citizens.

• surveillance

• freedom of movement

• rights to peaceful assembly

• protections against unreasonable search and seizure

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Donald Trump referring to COVID as "China virus" marks one example of his personal use of ______ in order to villainize another country and inflame hatred against people of Asian descent.

• propaganda

• censorship

• surveillance

• diplomacy

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The mass tracking of an individual's internet activities by corporations in order to tailor advertisements to their interests is one example of _____ in today's society.

• surveillance

• consumer protections

• propaganda

• censorship

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The "bleeping" or muting of adult language on TV and the radio is one version of _____ we can see in society. This does not involve a government limiting information in order to inflame hatred against outsiders, but simply allows parents to protect small children from inappropriate content.

• censorship

• propaganda

• surveillance

• totalitarianism

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In 1984, the hero Winston lives in London, which is now under the rule of _______, one of the three remaining powers who control the entire world.

• Oceania

• Eurasia

• Eastasia

• Airstrip One

Answer explanation

Airstrip One is 1984's new name for Great Britain, now considered a province of Oceania.

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