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1984 Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the character:

Owner of the antique shop

a)

Emmanuel Goldstein

b)

Mr. Charrington

c)

Mr. Parsons

d)

Mr. Ampleforth

2.

Identify the character:

Empty-minded woman who equates sex with duty

a)

Katharine

b)

Julia

c)

Syme

d)

Mary

3.

Identify the character: Inner party member who Winston instinctively feels he can talk to.

a)

Julia

b)

Parsons

c)

O'Brien

d)

Ampleforth

4.

Identify the character: Intellectual involved in revising the Newspeak dictionary.

a)

Winston

b)

Parsons

c)

Ampleforth

d)

Syme

5.

Identify the character: Sweaty sports fan betrayed by his daughter

a)

Parsons

b)

Syme

c)

Ampleforth

d)

Emmanuel Goldstein

6.

Identify the character: Member of the Junior Anti-Sex League who secretly adores sex.

a)

Katharine

b)

Ampleforth

c)

Mrs. Parsons

d)

Julia

7.

Identify the character: "Bleating" politician accused of plotting a rebellion against Big Brother.

a)

Emmanuel Goldstein

b)

Mr. Charrington

c)

O'Brien

d)

Winston

8.

Identify the character: Poet who is arrested for using "God" in a verse.

a)

Syme

b)

Ampleforth

c)

Parsons

d)

Charrington

9.

True or False:

Julia finds discussions about history and Party doctrine boring and pointless.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False:

The Party treats the Proles as dangerous animals who must be constantly guarded.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False:

Winston suspects that Syme will be vaporized because Syme can't conceal his hatred for the Party.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False:

The purpose of Oceania's wars is not to gain or protect territory, but to preserve the Party's power over society.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False:

Winston hates pretty young women because they offer him only short affairs and empty sex.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False:

The photograph of Rutherford and his companions proves to Winston that the Party fakes history.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False:

One of the major difficulties in Winston and Julia's relationship is simply finding safe places to meet in private.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False:

Winston is delighted to hear Julia say that she has had sex many times.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False:

When Winston asks the old Prole in the pub whether life was better before the Revolution, the Prole is too terrified to answer.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The telescreen in Winston's apartment:

a)

can receive and transmit at the same time.

b)

works even less frequently than the elevator

c)

broadcasts silly game shows constantly

19.

True or False:

Doublethink is the ability to keep in mind two contradictory ideas and believe both at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The children in Oceania are taught to:

a)

remain silent and obey their parents

b)

trust their own instincts an creative impulses

c)

adore the Party and report all traitors, even their parents

21.

True or False:

Syme, Ampleforth, and Parsons are all arrested by the Thought Police.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Both Goldstein and "The Book" are connected to

a)

the rebel movement, "The Brotherhood."

b)

Oceania's enemy, Eastasia.

c)

the foundation of Party philosophy.

23.

After buying a beautiful book at a junk shop, Winston decides to:

a)

keep a diary

b)

secretly send it to O'Brien as a gift

c)

record the victory announcements of the Party

24.

Winston works at:

a)

The Ministry of Love, tracking criminals

b)

The Ministry of Plenty, issuing exaggerated production figures

c)

The Ministry of Truth, falsifying historical records and newspaper articles

25.

To what organization does Julia belong?

a)

The Junior Spies

b)

The Two Minute Hate Committee

c)

The Inner Party

d)

The Junior Anti-Sex League

26.

During the Two Minute Hate, Winston thinks he sees a

a)

sympathetic gesture from a Eurasian Soldier

b)

halo around Big Brother's head

c)

look of disgust and skepticism in O'Brien's eyes.

27.
What memory does Winston write about in his diary that happened in the Proletarian part of town and makes him ashamed?
a)
Going on a hike
b)
Visiting a prostitute
c)
Buying razors
d)
Visiting a barbershop
28.
Winston is still married to __________, but they have been separated for years.
a)
Katharine
b)
Mary
c)
Julia
d)
He is still single
29.

The Party has tried to separate pleasure from what activity to gain more control over men and women alike?

a)

Singing

b)

Playing sports

c)

Cooking

d)

Human reproduction

30.
Winston meets the junk shop owner named _________________, who was widowed and used to live in the room above the shop.
a)
Mr. O'Brien
b)
Mr. Charrington
c)
Mr. Syme
d)
Mr. Parsons
31.
What does Winston buy that reminds him of the past when he returns to the junk shop?
a)
A birdcage
b)
A dictionary
c)
He does not buy anything
d)
A glass paperweight 
32.
Complete the sentence:"If there is hope it lies with__________."
a)
Prayer
b)
The Proles
c)
Emmanuel Goldstein
d)
Submission
33.
Who does Winston believe says to him in a dream, "We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness"?
a)
Syme
b)
O'Brien
c)
Olgilvy
d)
Big Brother
34.
What is the goal of Newspeak?
a)
to make a new language
b)
to restrict thought
c)
to allow freedom of speech
d)
to keep people like Syme busy
35.
Newspeak is the only language whose vocabulary...
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
combines words
36.
What are the poorest members of society called in Oceania? (They make up 85% of the population and are mostly left alone by the Party.)
a)
Cat-O-Nine tails
b)
Tributes
c)
Hungry ones
d)
Proles
37.
How does Julia change her appearance when she meets Winston in the apartment above the junk shop?
a)
She wears red shoes
b)
She bleaches her hair
c)
She has a sling on her arm
d)
She puts on make-up
38.
What did Winston regret not doing to his wife Katharine on a hike they took long ago?
a)
Telling her he loved her
b)
Asking her for a divorce
c)
Pushing her off a cliff
d)
Turning her in to the Thought Police
39.
Julia takes the lead in their relationship in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a)
She selects their meeting place in Victory Square
b)
She gives detailed instructions for the location they will meet
c)
She writes him several more notes to explain their future meetings
d)
She brings real coffee and chocolate for Winston to enjoy
40.
What does Winston like most about Julia?
a)
She wears the Party overalls 
b)
She is a member of the Junior Anti-Sex League
c)
She is against the Party
d)
She keeps all the rules
41.
Winston meets the Julia in the country and makes love to her which he sees as a "blow struck against ____________. It was a political act."
a)
the Proles
b)
the Two-Minutes Hate
c)
the Party
d)
the Brotherhood
42.

True or False:

Winston and Julia agree to do anything for the Brotherhood except commit murder.

a)

True

b)

False

43.
Winston plans to use the room above Mr. Charrington’s shop to hold meetings to overthrow Big Brother.
a)
True
b)
False
44.

True or False:

According to O'Brien, the Party holds power in order to ensure the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Why are people brought to the Ministry of Love?

a)

To be loved

b)

To be made "sane" - reprogrammed to not have rebellious thoughts.

c)

To be given a fair trial.

d)

To be executed (put to death for rebellion).

46.
Syme vanishes and Winston believes he was taken by the Thought Police because
a)
He was too annoying
b)
He was too old
c)
He was too intelligent
d)
He sang hymns at work
47.

What piece of evidence of the Party's dishonesty does Winston remember finding several years earlier?

a)

A diary containing O'Brien's secret confession that Big Brother doesn't exist

b)

A video recording from a telescreen showing Inner Party members burning historical documents

c)

An audio recording of Emmanuel Goldstein admitting that he is a Party operative, not a Party enemy.

d)

A photograph proving that certain individuals were out of the country when they were allegedly committing a crime in Oceania.

48.

What is in Room 101?

a)

Certain death

b)

Freedom

c)

The Worst Thing in The World

d)

Pain beyond imagination

49.

What does O'Brien use to torture Winston in Room 101?

a)

a laser heat machine

b)

a stretching rack

c)

a cage full of rats that is put on his head

d)

pain-causing drugs

50.

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

a)

2 + 2 = 5

b)

I love Big Brother

c)

I love Julia

d)

Down with Big Brother

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