ORWELL'S 1984 - INTRODUCTION

1) What is the name of the poster at the end of the hall?

• 1. Big Brother
• 2. Thought Police
• 3. Winston Smith
• Option 4

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2) What does Winston keep in his small one-room apartment?

• 1. A diary
• 2. A telescreen
• 3. A poster

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3) What is the dangerous activity that Winston engages in?

• 1. Keeping a diary
• 2. Watching television
• 3. Listening to music

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4) What is the purpose of the telescreens in every room?

• 1. To monitor people's actions
• 2. To provide entertainment
• 3. To communicate with the Thought Police

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5) What does Winston dream of?

• 1. A better existence
• 2. Power and control
• 3. Joining the Party

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6) What year was George Orwell's book 1984 written?

• 1. 1948
• 2. 1984
• 3. World War II

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7) What did people in Britain feel after the end of World War II?

• 1. Proud
• 2. Unexcited
• 3. Powerless

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8) What did people compare the real year 1984 to?

• 1. Orwell's story
• 2. The end of World War II
• 3. The war against terror

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9) What are the three main ways the state controls people's minds in 1984?

• 1. Robbing people of their natural feelings, changing history, and controlling language
• 2. Monitoring people's actions, rewriting history, and limiting language
• 3. Rewarding dishonesty and betrayal, punishing truth and love, and rewarding power

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10) What is the name of the new language being invented in 1984?

• 1. Newspeak
• 2. Doublethink
• 3. Thought Police

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