1984 Comprehension

What is a ‘telescreen’?

• A hole into which garbage and other miscellaneous items are thrown

• A television for watching shows, programming, and films

• A monitor that the government uses to observe its citizens

• An enormous screen that constantly displays the face of Big Brother

What is ‘doublethink’?

• To second-guess yourself

• To second-guess what you are told

• To doubt yourself

• To convince yourself of something that is not true

Who is Big Brother?

• Emmanuel Goldstein

• O’Brien

• The leader or symbolic figurehead of Oceania

• The leader or symbolic figurehead of The Brotherhood

Who is Emmanuel Goldstein?

• O’Brien

• The owner of the junk shop

• The leader or symbolic figurehead of Oceania

• The leader or symbolic figurehead of The Brotherhood

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is the Inner Party?

• The upper-class, the High

• The middle-class, the Middle

• The lower-class, the Low

• None of the above; not mentioned in the book.

What is the Outer Party?

• The upper-class, the High

• The middle-class, the Middle

• The lower-class, the Low

• None of the above; not mentioned in the book.

Who are the Proles?

• The upper-class, the High

• The middle-class, the Middle

• The lower-class, the Low

• None of the above; not mentioned in the book.

Why is Winston tortured instead of immediately executed?

• To punish Winston

• To brainwash Winston and purge his mind of rebellion

• To extract information from Winston regarding Julia

• To force Winston to confess his crimes