1984: Book 1 Chapter 4

This chapter presents something called historical revisionism, or "retelling" history in a way that changes the events and narrative through the perspective of the person (or people) in power. What is wrong with this? (more than one answer)

• Historical revisionism is how it really happened.

• Historical revisionism is not true to the actual events.

• Historical revisionism is a form of disinformation.

• Historical revisionism makes the "truth" better for the public.

When a person in Oceania is out of favor with the Party, the Ministry of Truth can both create a person (and their story) who never existed and idealize them as an perfect citizen or war hero.

• True

• False

What does the memory hole, the place where documents the Party wants to destroy goes, represent?

• The destruction of the truth, the people and events the Party does not want the people to know.

• The swift way the Party handles their garbage problem . . . burn it all.

• The protection of the people.

What is one of the novel's main themes explored in this chapter?

• The better world that happens when living under the rule of a totalitarian government.

• The fragility of truth and memory under the rule of a totalitarian government.

• The fragility of truth and memory under the rule of a democratic government.

• The strength of truth and memory under the rule of a totalitarian government.