Themes of 1984

Which of the following is NOT one of the party slogans?

• War is Peace

• Love is Hate

• Ignorance is Strength

• Freedom is Slavery

What is the function of the Ministry of Love?

• To maintain law and order

• To allow recklessness

• To arrange marriages for citizens

• To arrange divorces for citizens

What is the goal of Newspeak?

• To narrow the range of thought

• To revolt

• To inspire anger in the populous

• To destroy uncultured citizens

What does Winston think when he first sees the girl with dark hair?

• She finds him repulsive

• She wants to obtain his position

• He thinks she is a snitch because she is pretty

• She wishes to marry him

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does the party call the ability to hold two contradictory thoughts in one’s mind simultaneously?

• Newfound

• Doublethink

• Insanity

• Wicked

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is the man they are forced to boo in the Two Minutes Hate?

• Conan O’Brien

• Albert Eastasian soldier

• Emmanuel Goldstein

• Big Brother Brad

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does Winston write about in his first diary entry?

• His hatred for Big Brother

• A war film he watched recently

• The least hidden ways to follow someone

• Comparing his most embarrassing moment as a child to as an adult

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

While Winston is helping to fix her kitchen sink, what excuse does Mrs. Parsons give for her children’s disappointment?

• They had a brutal run in with the Thought Police

• They had their hopes set on moving away, but plans fell through

• They were denied the opportunity to work at the Ministry of Truth

• They couldn’t go see the hanging of Eurasian prisoners

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Fill in the blank: “If there is hope [wrote Winaton] it lies in ____

• the mind

• the Proles

• the Party

• the Brotherhood

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Fill in the blank: “It was probable that there were some millions of proles for whom the _____ was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive.”

• Apocalypse

• Lottery

• Love

• Preposition

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9