1984 Vocabulary Quiz – Set 2

The Party's beliefs must never be questioned, and any disagreement is treated as ______.

• orthodoxy

• fatuous

• heresy

• austere

The leader was considered ______; no one dared believe he could ever be wrong.

• inscrutable

• fatuous

• infallible

• austere

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The man’s expression was completely ______, revealing nothing of his true thoughts.

• heresy

• inscrutable

• austere

• venerate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The Party demands complete obedience to its ______ and punishes even small deviations.

• fatuousness

• infallibility

• heresy

• orthodoxy

Citizens are expected to ______ Big Brother as a protector and savior.

• fatuous

• venerate

• heresy

• austere

The room was decorated in an ______ style—bare walls, no color, and minimal furniture.

• austere

• inscrutable

• fatuous

• orthodoxy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Winston couldn’t believe how ______ the statement was—completely silly and pointless.

• austere

• fatuous

• venerated

• orthodox

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In Oceania, questioning the Party’s version of reality is considered an act of ______.

• infallibility

• heresy

• veneration

• inscrutability

Because the Party claims to be ______, any mistake is treated as a flaw in the citizen, not the system.

• orthodox

• austere

• infallible

• inscrutable

Winston found it difficult to read O’Brien’s face—it remained perfectly ______ even during intense conversations.

• inscrutable

• fatuous

• heretical

• austere

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4