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Worksheets1984
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is true about the Party’s philosophy on marriage?
a)
Married people should never separate.
b)
All marriages are arranged by the Party.
c)
People who are physically attracted to one another must never marry.
d)
If you are married, you must share your chocolate ration with your spouse.
2.
How does Winston feel about Julia’s sexual history?
a)
He’s worried that she won’t love him.
b)
He’s offended that she has slept with so many men.
c)
He’s thrilled by the rebellious nature of her past.
d)
He’s intimidated by her experience.
3.
How does O’Brien invite Winston to his house?
a)
He says he knows Winston is a rebel and would like him to join the Brotherhood.
b)
He strikes up a conversation with Winston about Syme and Newspeak then invites Winston to his house to get the new dictionary.
c)
He sends Winston a message though Martin, who delivers it in a brief case.
d)
He issues a telescreen memo that Winston is to report directly to his house.
4.
When Winston is first taken to the Ministry of Love, who is he most surprised to see in the cell with him?
a)
his mother
b)
Mr. Parsons
c)
O'Brien
d)
Julia
5.
After a long period of torture, O’Brien shows Winston his degraded and emaciated body in a mirror. What is O'Brien's purpose for doing this?
a)
To prove to Winston that the Party has destroyed him, as it will anyone who disobeys them.
b)
To show Winston that he is improving physically but needs to work on his emotional state.
c)
To scare him into capitulating.
d)
To show him what the rats have done to him.
6.
What privilege do Inner Party members have that the Outer Party members do not?
a)
They can marry for love
b)
They can write in their journals.
c)
They can turn off the telescreen for a little while.
d)
They can choose their jobs.
7.
What is the purpose of using rats on Winston in Room 101?
a)
Rats are his greatest fear and force him to betray Julia
b)
Rats are his greatest fear and force him to admit his hatred for Big Brother
c)
Rats are repulsive to most people so O’Brien takes a chance that they will also scare Winston.
d)
Rats cause Winston to lose consciousness.
8.
What has happened to Winston at the end of the novel?
a)
We learn from the narrator that he has been vaporized.
b)
He has been "cured" and loves Big Brother.
c)
He works for the Ministry of Love, torturing people for O'Brien.
d)
He and Julia have run away together into the Uncharted Forest.
9.
What is the setting of 1984?
a)
London, Oceania
b)
Airstrip One
c)
1984
d)
All of the Above
10.
Called "the enemy of the people," this character is called the head of the Brotherhood
a)
Goldstein
b)
Big Brother
c)
Tom Parsons
d)
O'Brien
11.
High-ranking Party member for whom Winston is writing his diary; later, his torturer
a)
Goldstein
b)
Mrs. Parsons
c)
O'Brien
d)
Big Brother
12.
Antique shop owner who sells Winston the diary book, the paperweight, and rents Winston the spare room
a)
Mrs. Parsons
b)
Ampleforth
c)
Rutherford
d)
Mr. Charrington
13.
His job is to limit the words used in Newspeak in order to narrow the range of thought until no more thought is possible; he is eventually vaporized
a)
Tillotson
b)
Jones
c)
Ampleforth
d)
Syme
14.
A 45-year-old man with a black mustache and ruggedly handsome features who is the figurehead of the Party
a)
Winston
b)
Big Brother
c)
Aaronson
d)
Tom Parsons
15.
Ideal Party member who is illiterate and never questions any Party propaganda; reported to the Thought Police by his daughter
a)
Ampleforth
b)
O'Brien
c)
Tom Parsons
d)
Rutherford
16.
Frail 39-year-old who suffers from a varicose ulcer and works for the Ministry of Truth
a)
Winston Smith
b)
Mr. Charrington
c)
Tillotson
d)
Jones
17.
Ironically wears a sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League; betrays Winston to save herself
a)
O'Brien
b)
Goldstein
c)
Mrs. Parsons
d)
Julia
18.
A member of the Thought police who spies on Winston and turns him in to the authorities
a)
Julia
b)
Mr. Charrington
c)
Katharine
d)
Syme
19.
Questions the Party's doctrine when personally affected by its teachings but is not concerned with truth or future
a)
O'Brien
b)
Winston
c)
Julia
d)
Goldstein
20.
T/F: The proles are viewed as naturally inferior animals by the Party members.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
T/F: The controlling force of the Party is fear.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
T/F: By writing in his diary, Winston has committed crimestop.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
T/F: The traditional family bonds of love between parents and children are encouraged by the Inner Party.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
T/F: Winston and Julia are prepared to separate and never see each other again for the cause of the Brotherhood.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
T/F: Winston and Julia agree that to die would be the ultimate betrayal of their relationship.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
T/F: Doublethink is the ability to believe the Party's truth while simultaneously believing (and denying) the logical truth.
a)
True
b)
false
27.
What is Winston’s job prior to his arrest?
a)
He works in the Ministry of Love collecting documents that are due for destruction.
b)
He works in the Ministry of Truth rectifying articles the Party has deemed to be unsatisfactory.
c)
He works in the Fiction Department on the novel writing machines.
d)
He works on the Newspeak Dictionary.
28.
What does Winston see when he looks into the paperweight?
a)
O'Brien inducting him into the Brotherhood
b)
He and Julia growing old together
c)
His mother and his sister alive and well
d)
The proles overthrowing the Party
29.
Which of the following is NOT a goal of Newspeak:
a)
To narrow the range of thought
b)
To eliminate the ability to reason
c)
To increase violence among the citizens
d)
To get rid of unnecessary words
30.
Who does Winston subconsciously believe he murdered?
a)
Syme
b)
His Mother
c)
O'Brien
d)
Julia
31.
When Winston was a boy, there was not enough food to eat. How did he respond to that?
a)
He would nag his mother and try to steal his sister’s portion of food.
b)
He would suffer in silence.
c)
He stole from Walmart.
d)
He got a job.
32.
O’Brien explains that, “The Brotherhood cannot be wiped out because it is not an organization in the ordinary sense.” Which of the following explains why it "cannot be wiped out"?
a)
There are too many members to catch and kill.
b)
Nothing holds it together except for an idea.
c)
Members will always help each other when facing danger.
d)
The proles will soon overthrow the Party.
33.
Where was the telescreen in the apartment hidden?
a)
In the floorboards
b)
in the paperweight
c)
Behind a mirror
d)
Behind the painting
34.
What does the nursery rhyme symbolize?
a)
a knowledge of history
b)
a memory of his sister
c)
the meaning of life
d)
the fate of the Party
35.
Where does Winston ask O'Brien is the place they will meet if they meet again?
a)
"in the place where there is no darkness"
b)
"in the fields of gold"
c)
"in the Chestnut Tree Cafe"
d)
"in the place where there is no light"
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