1984 Book 1 Chapters 1 - 5 Quiz

What can Winston’s role in the Party best be described as?

• • High-ranking

• • Insignificant

• Undercover spy

• Informant

What is the purpose of the Ministry of Truth?

• To collect information about the Party’s enemies

• To document historic events for future generations

• • To alter historical records to fit the Party agenda

• To manage economic shortages in Oceania

What is the relationship between the proles and the Party?

• • The Party considers the proles insignificant and non-threatening.

• The Party considers the proles a population likely to rebel.

• The proles constitute the foundation of the national economy.

• The proles provide information to the Thought Police.

What leads Winston to believe O’Brien also hates the Party?

• • Winston sees loathing in O’Brien’s eyes before the Two Minutes Hate.

• O’Brien slips Winston a note that reveals his feelings toward the Party.

• A member of the revolution tells Winston about O’Brien.

• O’Brien flashes a symbol of the revolution to Winston.

Who comes to Winston’s door while he is writing in his diary?

• Members of the Junior Spies

• The Thought Police

• O’Brien

• • Mrs. Parsons

What is the purpose of the Junior Spies?

• It is a television program that offers propaganda to Oceania’s youth.

• It is a training program for future spies in the Oceania military.

• • It trains children to spy on their parents and other adults.

• It teaches children to be ninjas.

Why does Winston have trouble remembering his childhood?

• He suffered a traumatic accident as a teenager.

• • He has subconsciously buried the painful memories of his youth.

• • He has no photos or other records of that time.

• He has been brainwashed by the Party.

What is the public’s reaction to the Party’s efforts to alter historic records?

• • For the most part, people accept the altered fact.

• People are left in a constant state of frustration.

• The Party’s efforts breed contempt among the general population.

• The public never believes anything the Party says.

Who is Comrade Ogilvy?

• Winston’s link to the rebellion

• • A fictitious person invented by Winston

• A former Party official who has been vaporized

• A war hero who is being honored by the Party

What is the goal of Newspeak, as Syme explains it to Winston?

• To incorporate all languages into one

• To reduce the language to only pleasant-sounding words

• To make every word start with the letter U

• • To narrow language so that thoughtcrime is impossible