Worksheets1984 ONE: 7, 8
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
How does Winston think the Party can be overthrown?
It can be overthrown from within.
The proles could come together to destroy it.
The soldiers in Eastasia can do it.
There is no way to overthrow the Party
What is the Party belief about the proles?
They are natural inferiors who must be kept in subjection.
They need to be indoctrinated in Party ideology.
They are too patriotic for their own good.
They should all be sent to fight in the war.
Once Winston saw three men who had been arrested, confessed, and reinstated in the Party. A little while later they were arrested. They confessed again and were killed. What did Winston realize from this experience?
The men were part of the Brotherhood.
The men were never really killed.
The confessions were false.
He could not trust what he saw.
What bothers Winston the most, along with the sense of nightmare?
He misses his mother and sister, and wonders what happened to them.
He wonders what it would be like to live in Eastasia or Eurasia.
He is afraid that reality might be worse than the nightmares.
He does not clearly understand why the falsifications take place.
What bothers Winston more than the thought that he might be a lunatic?
The thought that he might be wrong.
The thought that there are many more lunatics like him.
The thought that he might be right after all.
The thought that he is the only lunatic left alive.
What is the heresy of heresies?
peace
love
common sense
prayer
True or False: Winston realizes that he is writing the diary for O’Brien because he thinks O’Brien is on his side.
True
False
What is the final, most essential command of the Party?
The Party tells people to stop caring about anyone.
The Party tells people to kill their enemies.
The Party tells people to vote to keep the Party in office forever.
The Party tells people to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears.
What does Winston write in his diary?
Be true to yourself and stand up for what you believe. Do not let anyone put you down.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows
Do the best you can. Trust that tomorrow will be better.
Even if this is discovered, I am still glad I wrote it.
What does Winston discover about the room above the shop?
It is air conditioned.
It smells like garbage.
There is no telescreen
The furniture is all brand new.
