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1984 Review

Total questions: 124

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Winston work?

a)

The Ministry of Love

b)

The Ministry of Hate

c)

The Ministry of Truth

d)

The Ministry of Lies

2.

The psychological principle that allows an individual to believe contradictory ideas at the same time is called what?

a)

Doublemind

b)

Thoughtcrime

c)

Doublethink

d)

Doublespeak

3.

What is Big Brother and the Party only interested in?

a)

Money

b)

Respect

c)

Power

d)

Happiness

4.

Where does Winston work?

a)

The Ministry of Love

b)

The Ministry of Hate

c)

The Ministry of Truth

d)

The Ministry of Lies

5.

What is the name of the mass rally held every day?

a)

The Two Minute Rage

b)

The Ten Minutes Hate

c)

The Two Minutes Hate

d)

The Daily Rage

6.

What organization urges children to turn their parents over to the authorities?

a)

The Party Youth

b)

The Junior Spies

c)

The Outer Party

d)

The Committee of Oceania Patriotism

7.

Who were the proles?

a)

The working class

b)

The upper class

c)

The Inner Party

d)

Eurasian spies

8.

One goal of the party is to maintain economic inequality between the classes of its society.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Reality is controlled by the Party.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Party controls people by fear.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

By writing in his diary, Winston has committed a Thought Crime.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who is the ruler of Oceania?

a)

O'Brien

b)

Big Brother

c)

Mr. Charrington

d)

Winston

13.
Called "the enemy of the people," this character is the head of the Brotherhood
a)
Goldstein
b)
Big Brother
c)
Tom Parsons
d)
O'Brien
14.
Ideal Party member who is illiterate and never questions any Party propaganda; fat and sweaty
a)
Ampleforth
b)
O'Brien
c)
Tom Parsons
d)
Rutherford
15.
Two Minutes Hate requires mandatory attendance and is shown every day.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
It is a common practice to allow intelligent Proles to graduate into the Party.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Doublethink is the ability to believe that the opposite of a thing is true.
a)
True
b)
false
18.
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.
19.
Why does Winston initially believe that he and O’Brien feel the same about the Party?
a)
O’Brien tells Winston he disagrees with the principles of INGSOC.
b)
They exchange a meaningful look during the Two Minutes Hate.
c)
Julia knows that O’Brien is a member of the Thought Police.
d)
The way O’Brien resettles his spectacles suggests he is a rebel.
20.
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 decrease the vocabulary and get rid of unnecessary words
21.
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.
22.
What privilege does the Inner Party have that the Outer Party does 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.
23.
Why aren’t the living conditions for citizens improved?
a)
 The citizens would become too comfortable and intelligent and would rebel
b)
The citizens would become too comfortable and lazy and stop working
c)
The resources need to be used for the war efforts
d)
They can’t afford it because there are too many people
24.
Why does the Party seek power?
a)
To enjoy the luxuries that come with being wealthy
b)
Because the dumb masses need someone more intelligent to guide them
c)
To improve the lives of all citizens who live within the Party’s domain.
d)
Simply to have power
25.
What does Winston believe will defeat the Party?
a)
The spirit of man
b)
God
c)
Eastasia
d)
Goldstein
26.
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.
27.
Where is Winston taken after he and Julia are captured?
a)
Ministry of Love
b)
Ministry of Truth
c)
Ministry of Peace
d)
Ministry of Plenty
28.

What does Winston trace in the dust on the table at the end of the novel?

a)

2+2=5

b)

I love Big Brother

c)

I love Julia

d)

O'Brien

29.
Julia publicly supports the Party by:
a)
Being active in the Anti-Sex League
b)
Making a papier mache Big Brother for Hate Week
c)
Spying on Winston
30.
Why are the superstates at war (Oceania, Eastasia, Eurasia)
a)
They want to control natural resources
b)
they want to win
c)
they want to control an area of land
d)
each country wants its party to dominate
31.
The only advancements (growth) in the fields of science and technology are:
a)
Warfare and agriculture
b)
Police espionage and engineering
c)
Police espionage and warfare
d)
How to make better chocolate
32.
What makes the current aristocracy different from others?
a)
They are made up of the wealthiest people
b)
They have control of the resources
c)
They studied rebellions extensively
33.
How does the aristocracy manipulate people?
a)
Through media- print, radio and television
b)
Through writing- books, magazines and newspapers
c)
By occasionally giving them quality goods to buy their cooperation
34.
The government creates differences between social classes by:
a)
Allowing the Inner party members to have good food and wine
b)
The Inner party can briefly turn off their telescreens
c)
All of the above
35.
Who is really in charge of Oceania?
a)
Big Brother 
b)
The Inner party
c)
The Outer party
d)
Goldstein
36.
Why can’t citizens travel or learn a foreign language?
a)
The people of Oceania aren’t intelligent enough to learn another language
b)
The people might learn that other countries are not so different and not bad
c)
Oceania is so big that there is no need to travel anywhere else
37.
Where was the telescreen hidden?
a)
In the floorboards
b)
in the paperweight
c)
Behind a mirror
d)
Behind a painting
38.
What is the setting of 1984?
a)
London, Oceania
b)
Airstrip One
c)
1984
d)
All of the Above
39.
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
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.

Antique dealer; owns the junk shop with the storefront that reads "Weeks"

a)

Syme

b)

Emmanuel Goldstein

c)

Mr. Parsons

d)

Mr. Charrington

45.

What is Katharine's nickname? What does it imply about her?

a)

"The dark-haired girl." It implies that she is not blonde.

b)

"Duckspeaker." It implies that she speaks without thinking.

c)

"The human soundtrack." It implies that she is completely orthodox.

d)

"The Eleventh Edition." It implies that she is the eleventh wife.

46.

Winston believes the Party can be overthrown if

a)

Oceania permanently allies itself with Eurasia or Eastasia.

b)

the Brotherhood launches a series of terrorist attacks against the Party.

c)

seditious party members destroy the organization from the inside.

d)

the proles become conscious of their oppression and rebel.

e)

the actions of the Ministry of Truth are exposed to the public.

47.

What is Winston's only piece of evidence that the Party lies about the past?

a)

The painting of the old church, St. Clement's

b)

The forged picture of Comrade Ogilvy

c)

The news article with a photo of the three traitors Jones, Rutherford and Aaronson

d)

The painting of the Golden Country

48.

Why is Winston dissatisfied with his conversation with the old man in the pub?

a)

The old man turns out to be a member of the Inner Party disguised as a prole

b)

The old man is actually only a few years older than Winston

c)

The old man remembers only small, insignificant details about the past

d)

The old man is so drunk that Winston cannot understand his speech

49.

After the bomb explodes, as Winston walks past the rubble, what does he do?

a)

he checks to see if everyone is okay and that no one is injured

b)

he wanders around looking for his lost watch

c)

he starts crying as he sees the devastation it has caused

d)

he sees a human hand and kicks it into the gutter

e)

he helps a person who is caught underneath some rubble

50.
To be able to say that 2+2=4 represents _____________.
a)
Ignorance.
b)
Slavery.
c)
Freedom.
d)
Math.
51.
The War Slogans are: War is_____Freedom is _____Ignorance is _______
a)
Peace, Strength, Slavery.
b)
Slavery, Peace, Strength.
c)
Peace, Slavery, Strength.
d)
Strength, Slavery, Peace.
52.
Winston uses the room above whose shop?
a)
Syme's
b)
Charrington's
c)
Entwistle's
d)
Wellesley's
53.
Who does Winston subconsciously believe he murdered?
a)
Syme
b)
His Mother
c)
Wellesley
d)
Julia
54.
Oceania formed when ________ took over _______.
a)
The U.S. / Great Britain
b)
Russian / Japan
c)
China / France
d)
Germany / Italy
55.

When the government rules every aspect of people's lives, it is called...

a)

Monopoly

b)

Democracy

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Socialism

56.

What elements does dystopian literature usually contain?

a)

Vast landscapes, dangerous natural elements, and mystical creatures

b)

A strong force of oppression, many problems in the society, and technologically advanced civilizations.

c)

A romantic tale featuring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

d)

Nonfiction or fictional text that points out flaws in today's society by highlighting problems.

57.
Finish the quote, " The object of power is____"
a)
control
b)
greed
c)
peace
d)
power
58.
According to O'Brien, how does one man assert his power over another?
a)
by keeping him under control
b)
by making him suffer
c)
by changing his memories
d)
by making him commit a thoughtcrime
59.
How does the Party control matter?
a)
Through its scientists
b)
By controlling access to information
c)
Through control of external reality
d)
Through control of the mind.
60.

What was Ampleforth’s crime?

a)

He kept the word "God" in a Rudyard Kipling poem.

b)

He kept the word "Sir" in a Shakespeare poem.

c)

He kept the word "Hero" in a Langston Hughes poem.

d)

He kept the word "Devil" in a Newspeak poem.

61.

What is the real “place where this is no darkness”?

a)

Ministry of Truth

b)

Ministry of Love

c)

Ministry of Plenty

d)

Ministry of Peace

62.

What will cure Winston of his insanity?

a)

Torture

b)

Big Brother

c)

O'Brien

d)

Rats

63.

The Party perfected systems from which groups? Select 3.

a)

German Nazis

b)

Spanish Inquisition

c)

Russian Communists

d)

Italian Fascists

64.

According to O’Brien, what is the only reality that matters?

a)

The reality inside the human mind

b)

The reality that surrounds all people

c)

The reality written in history

d)

The reality of the future

65.

Why doesn’t it matter if Winston is cured or not through torture?

a)

He is going to die anyway

b)

He is going to escape

c)

He will never accept the Party's beliefs

d)

He will be saved by Goldstein

66.

It is not sufficient to obey Big Brother, Winston must ______ Big Brother.

a)

hate

b)

love

c)

like

d)

admire

67.

What will the caged rats do to Winston?

a)

They will eat his face

b)

They will fight on his face

c)

They will run away

d)

They will poke him

68.

What does Winston do when O’Brien straps the cage of rats to his face?

a)

He betrays Julia

b)

He lets the rats attack him

c)

He cries out for his mother

d)

He declares his love of Big Brother

69.

What does Winston trace in the dust at the Chestnut Tree Cafe?

a)

2 + 2 = 5

b)

2 + 2 = 4

c)

DOWN WITH BB

d)

BB IS LIFE

70.

Winston remembers a happy moment with his mother and sister. How does he dismiss this memory?

a)

He thinks it is a false memory

b)

He thinks it's another lie from Goldstein

c)

He pushes it away in fear

d)

He blames O'Brien for losing his memory

71.

What is in Room 101?

a)

The worst thing in the world for each person.

b)

The best thing in the world for each person.

72.

How does O’Brien know about Winston’s dream?

a)

O'Brien read Winston's diary.

b)

O'Brien can actually read minds.

73.
Winston eventually leaves Julia and loves Big Brother
a)
true
b)
false
74.
Goldsein's book explains that Big Brother is not a real person
a)
true
b)
false
75.
Who hears Mr. Parsons talking in his sleep?
a)
His daughter
b)
O'Brien
c)
Big Brother
d)
The telescreen
76.
What is written on the flag that keeps flapping?
a)
INGSOC
b)
ANGLO
c)
OCEANIA
d)
BIG BROTHER
77.
To what organization does Mr. Charrington really belong?
a)
The Thought Police
b)
The Ministry of Truth
c)
The Brotherhood
d)
Anti Sex League
78.
What is the Newspeak word for individualism?
a)
Ownlife
b)
Hermistyle
c)
ungood
d)
Anti-Socialism
79.
What does Ingsoc mean?
a)
English Society
b)
English Socrates
c)
English Soccer
d)
English Socialism
80.
What important word does not exist in Newspeak?
a)
Science
b)
Love
c)
Art
d)
Why
81.
Why are people brought to the Ministry of Love?
a)
To be made sane.
b)
To be loved.
c)
To be given a fair trial.
d)
To be vaporized.
82.
What party policy does Winston's job perpetuate (maintain)?
a)
Reality Control
b)
Thoughtcrime
c)
Ignorance is strength.
d)
Think right.
83.
This Newspeak word represents "the essential crime that contains all others in itself."
a)
Thoughtcrime
b)
Crimestop
c)
Doublethink
d)
Facecrime
84.
Mussolini described this form of government as "all within the state, none outside the state, none against the state"
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
85.
When Winston begins yelling "Do it to Julia…", this represents what major theme?
a)
loyalty v. betrayal
b)
appearance v. reality
c)
freedom v. slavery
d)
utopia v. dystopia
86.
Showing an expression of surprise or disbelief when a war victory is annouced is an example of
a)
facecrime
b)
doublethink
c)
betrayal
d)
duckspeak
87.
What is the purpose of the war in 1984?
a)
to use up products of the machine without raising the general standard of living
b)
to win
c)
to keep people in line
d)
to control the entire world
88.
How is a person's class determined in 1984?
a)
the one they are born into and the descretion of the party
b)
by a test
c)
by whatever job they study for
d)
by how much money they make
89.

Who is the author of 1984?

a)

George Orwell

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Harper Lee

90.

Who is the protagonist?

a)

Wilson Jones

b)

Charles O'Brien

c)

Mr. Charrington

d)

Winston Smith

91.

The story is told from a/an ______ point of view.

a)

objective

b)

third person limited

c)

omniscient

d)

first person

92.

Which of the following doublethink phrases is NOT part of the official Party slogan?

a)

Purpose is pointless

b)

Freedom is slavery

c)

Ignorance is strength

d)

War is peace

93.

Which of the following is NOT an important theme in the novel?

a)

propaganda

b)

use of technology

c)

prejudice

d)

totalitarianism

94.

The society can best be described as

a)

a dystopia

b)

a political utopia

c)

apocalyptic

d)

an ecological utopia

95.

The names of products manufactured by the government (like gin & cigarettes) are preceded by the word ______.

a)

Big Brother's

b)

Favorite

c)

Prole

d)

Victory

96.

The mood of the novel as a whole is best described as

a)

idyllic

b)

mysterious

c)

hopeless

d)

peaceful

97.

O'Brien says the Party's punishment is different from Stalin's and Hitler's because it seeks to "______."

a)

redeem

b)

corrupt

c)

convert

d)

annihilate

98.

What is the closing sentence of the novel?

a)

His love was never coming back.

b)

It was a false memory.

c)

The trumpet call let loose an enormous volume of noise.

d)

He loved Big Brother.

99.

Wilson's first act of defiance is

a)

reading Goldstein's manuscript

b)

buying a journal and pen

c)

purchasing the coral paperweight

d)

meeting Julia out in the countryside

100.

The children of Winston's neighbors, the Parsons, represent

a)

fear of the past

b)

innate trust

c)

blind obedience

d)

hope for the future

101.

What purpose is there to eliminating any "unnecessary words" in the Newspeak dictionaries?

a)

It allows the general public to form their own opinions better.

b)

It allows Winston to speak to Julia.

c)

It removes even the possibility of rebellious thoughts.

d)

It protects the people from mind control.

102.
Orwell's real name was
a)
John Orwell 
b)
Eric Arthur Blair
c)
George Tennyson
d)
George Blair
103.
Orwell was born in 
a)
England
b)
Scotland
c)
India
d)
Ireland
104.
Parliamentary democracy is when:
a)
A single ruler exercises control
b)
A state headed by a monarch
c)
A government in which a small number of people exercise control
d)
an elected legislature selects the government
105.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of communism?
a)
Absence of right to property
b)
Existence of multiple parties
c)
Absence of freedom of religion
d)
Public ownership of all means of production
106.
Which of these is NOT a communist country?
a)
Cuba
b)
Vietnam
c)
South Korea
d)
China
107.
In 'collectivism' 
a)
Individuals are important 
b)
Both individuals and groups are equally important
c)
Group comes before the individual 
d)
Individual property rights are respected
108.
Which is NOT a feature of a dystopian society?
a)
Citizens live in a dehumanized state
b)
Citizens need not conform to uniform expectations.
c)
Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
d)
Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance
109.
A political consequence of World War II hinted at in 1984 is:
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Chinese revolution
c)
Russian occupation of Eastern Europe
d)
Vietnam War
110.

The novel 1984 can be classified as what kind of novel? (Pick 2)

a)

dystopian

b)

a political allegory

c)

fantasy

d)

utopian

111.

1984 by George Orwell is an example of what genre of writing?

a)

non-fiction

b)

historical fiction

c)

fiction - satire

112.

The author's overall message of 1984 is...

a)

the world is becoming bankrupt and is headed for economic collapse

b)

the world is slowly drifting towards totalitarian government

c)

the lower classes will overthrow the ruling classes

113.

What is the meaning of "Big Brother is watching?"

a)

The dictator is all powerful.

b)

We exist in a surveillance state.

c)

Big Brother is an evil dictator.

114.

Who were the proles?

a)

The foreigners

b)

The elite of society

c)

The proletariat working class

115.

What is dramatic irony?

a)

When the outcome is the opposite of the expectation.

b)

When the audience knows things the characters in the text do not know.

c)

When what a character says is the opposite of what they mean.

116.

1984 is an example of Dystopian Fiction. What is Dystopian Fiction?

a)

The author envisions a future in which society is entirely corrupted and in decline.

b)

The author envisions a glorious future for mankind.

c)

The author writes about a dysfunctional leader.

117.

What does the number 1984 represent?

a)

The beginning of a new age.

b)

The year a new dictator was predicted to emerge.

c)

A futuristic time.

118.
For what is the Ministry of Plenty responsible?
a)
entertainment, fine arts, and education 
b)
the economy, manufactured goods, and rations
c)
war efforts, combat, and peace treaties
d)
diet, nutrition, and exercise
119.
What does the caption on the Big Brother posters say?
a)
Big brother is watching you
b)
Down with Big Brother
c)
Everything for the party
120.
What is the function of the Ministry of Love?
a)
to raise children
b)
to arrange dates for single people
c)
to maintain law and order
d)
Both A and B
121.
What does Utopia mean?
a)
ideal perfection
b)
a world where everything is bad
c)
corruption has overrun good intention
122.
Benito Mussolini called for
a)
totalitarianism
b)
democracy
c)
communism
123.
How do members of the Party regard the proles?
a)
Proles are naturally inferior, and must be kept powerless. 
b)
Proles need to be indoctrinated, and converted over into Party ideology.
c)
Lazy proles, they should all be sent to fight in the war.
124.
Who really wrote the manifesto that O'Brien gives to Winston?
a)
Big Brother
b)
Julia
c)
O'Brien
d)
Mr. Charrington

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