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1984 Final Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The novel begins with Winston Smith making the dangerous choice to...

a)

join The Brotherhood

b)

pay for a prostitute

c)

write in a journal

d)

yell at the telescreen

2.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Ministries working under the Party?

a)

Ministry of Truth

b)

Ministry of Faith

c)

Ministry of Love

d)

Ministry of Plenty

3.

The leader and "face" of The Party is referred to as _____________________.

a)

Emmanuel Goldstein

b)

Thought Police

c)

Big Brother

d)

Ronald McDonald

4.

In which ministry does Winston work?

a)

Ministry of Truth

b)

Ministry of Peace

c)

Ministry of Plenty

d)

Ministry of Love

5.

Winston's job is to basically rewrite _______________ so that the Party is never wrong.

a)

literature

b)

historical records

c)

the language

d)

the law

6.

What is the aim/goal of Newspeak?

a)

to reduce language and, in turn, thought

b)

to reduce enjoyment and, in turn, freedom

c)

to expand knowledge and, in turn, power

d)

to expand emotion and, in turn, relationships

7.

Why does the Party want to discourage passion and love in relationships?

a)

to make Newspeak stronger

b)

to ensure that citizens only have passion and love for Big Brother and the Party

c)

to keep everyone unhappy

d)

to increase the likelihood of divorce

8.

Winston comes the the realization that "If there was hope, it must lie in the (a)   ."

9.

This word/concept involves manipulation of the mind by making people deny reality and accept contradictions. (2+2=5)

a)

Doublethink

b)

Thoughtcrime

c)

Newspeak

d)

Ingsoc

10.

Winston has sex with Julia, not for love or desire, but as...

a)

revenge against his wife.

b)

an initiation into the Brotherhood.

c)

a political act.

d)

a demonstration of male superiority.

11.

Who/What does Winston hear singing, interpreting it as an act of rebellion?

a)

Julia

b)

a bird

c)

the flowers

d)

himself

12.

What is Winston describing in the following lines:

"a world, a pocket of the past where extinct animals could walk."

a)

The garden that he and Julia first had sex

b)

The room above Mr. Charrington's store

c)

His office

d)

O'Brien's house

13.

Julia's membership in which organization best shows the double life that she is leading?

a)

Junior Anti-Sex League

b)

The Thought Police

c)

The Ministry of Truth

d)

The Brotherhood

14.

What happened to Winston's mother and sister?

a)

They were killed by the Party.

b)

They vanished and were never seen again.

c)

They joined the revolution.

d)

They joined the Party.

15.

Who is Goldstein?

a)

a prole

b)

Big Brother

c)

leader of the Brotherhood

d)

Winston's boss at the Ministry of Truth

16.

What happens to Winston and Julia at the end of Part 2?

a)

they get married

b)

they are expecting a child

c)

they are arrested

d)

they run away together

17.
What is Winston not willing to do for the Brotherhood?
a)
Kill thousands of innocent people
b)
Separate from Julia
c)
Burn a child's face off with acid
d)
Spread STDs
18.
What do they discover about Mr. Charrington?
a)
He has turned in for protecting Winston and Julia. 
b)
He is actually Big Brother himself. 
c)
He was a from Party member who was kicked out for starting a rebellion.
d)
He was actually a member of the Thought Police. 
19.
What is the concept of Doublethink?
a)
the ability to believe only lies
b)
the ability to believe a lie and a truth at the same time
c)
the ability to believe anything you are told
d)
the ability to believe only the truth
20.
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 telescreens.
d)
They can watch other television programs.
21.

According to the book, what is the goal of the constant warfare?

a)

To use up resources without raising the standard of living

b)

To gain enough resources to support their people

c)

To train an elite force of soldiers

d)

To conquer the entire world

22.

Why does Winston find the prole woman beautiful?

a)

She reminds him of Katherine

b)

She's considered "forbidden fruit"

c)

She can still sing after all the harshness of her life

d)

He's attracted to older women

23.

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

24.

What do we find out is O’Brien’s job?

a)

Agent of the Thought Police.

b)

Agent of the Newspeak Dictionary.

c)

Agent of Goldstein's Army.

d)

Agent of the Eurasian Forces.

25.

What is the Party’s only goal?

a)

Limitless power and control

b)

No power at all

c)

Complete anarchy

d)

Freedom for all people

26.

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

27.

Why was Parsons in jail? Who denounced him?

a)

Parsons committed thought crime, and his children denounced him.

b)

Parsons was speaking against the party, and Obrien denounced him.

c)

Parsons was a Eurasian spy, and his wife denounced him.

d)

Parsons was caught stealing, and his children denounced him.

28.

Who wrote "the book"?

a)

a prophet

b)

Goldstein

c)

O'Brien

d)

Syme

29.
Winston and Julia have been released. Now what?
a)
They're in love!
b)
They don't feel the same way about each other.
c)
They get married.
d)
They don't remember who the other person is.
30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

a)

hate

b)

love

c)

like

d)

admire

33.

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

34.

How does Winston feel about Big Brother at the end of the novel?

a)

He loves Big Brother

b)

He hates Big Brother

c)

He is indifferent towards Big Brother

d)

He wants to fight Big Brother

35.

The Afterword to 1984 states that "unless the

course of history changes, men all over the world will lose their most human qualities, will become

soulless automatons, and will not even be aware of it.” Give one example of how our modern society is made up of or are becoming "soulless automatons" and one example that would contradict this claim.

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