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1984 THE TWO MINUTE HATE PGS 12-18

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was happening at the Records Department, where Winston worked at?

a)

People were talking and having coffee

b)

People were getting ready to speak to big brother

c)

People were waiting for Winston to arrive

d)

People were dragging the chairs out of the cubicles and grouping them

2.

What were the people at the Records Department getting ready for?

a)

The Three minute hate

b)

The minute hate

c)

The Two minute hate

d)

The meeting with Big Brother

3.

Who does the author describe in the book that Winston dislikes?

a)

all women, especailly the young ones

b)

all of the young and pretty women

c)

nearly all women, especially the young pretty ones

d)

most men, especially the ones he doesn´t talk to

4.

Who does the author describe as "swallowers of slogans, amateur spies and nosers-out of unorthodoxy"?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Children

d)

Party supporters

5.

How does Winston see O´Brien as?

a)

a man full of hate

b)

a man full of love

c)

charming man

d)

a mysterious man

6.

How do we know that Winston feels drawn to O´Brien?

a)

Because of the way he looks at the people

b)

Because of his urbane manner and his prize-fighter´s physique

c)

Because of the way that he solves the problems

d)

Because of the way that he interacts with people

7.

At what time does the book tell us that the Two minute hate take place?

a)

nearly 10am

b)

nearly 10pm

c)

nearly 11pm

d)

nearly 11am

8.

Who do we meet as the "enemy of the people"?

a)

Emmanuel O´Brien

b)

Winston Goldstein

c)

Emmanuel Goldstein

d)

Emmanuel Winston

9.

Which of the following does not describe Emmanuel Goldstein?

a)

Renegade and backslider

b)

One of the leading figures of the party

c)

Engaged in counter-revolutionary activities

d)

He was condemmed to death, escaped but he was found again

10.

Which of the following was unlikely not to appear during the Two minute hate?

a)

Goldstein

b)

Winston

c)

O´Brien

11.

How did Winston feel when he saw Goldstein´s face on the telescreen?

a)

a painful mixture of emotions

b)

Joy

c)

a sense of respect

d)

Happiness

12.

To what animal is Goldstein being compared to?

a)

A lion

b)

An elephant

c)

A sheep

d)

A bee

13.

What would Goldstein speech was about when he appeared in the telescreen?

a)

a cheerful way to support the party

b)

The mistake it is to be part of the party

c)

a venomous attack upon the doctrines of the party

d)

a complete support to the party

14.

What would Emmanuele Goldstein say when he appeared in the telescreen?

a)

Advocate freedomof speech, press, assembly and thought

b)

Conclusion of peace with Eurasia

c)

He would denounce the dictatorship of the Party

d)

all of the previous answers

15.

How are the endless columns of the Eurasian army described as?

a)

Young strong men

b)

Old and serious men

c)

solid-looking men with expressionless asiatic faces

16.

What would happen before the hate had proceeded for thirty seconds?

a)

uncontrollable exclamations of rage from half of the people

b)

complete silence

c)

Some people would start complaining

d)

All people would scream at the screen

17.

What is the irony of Goldstein´s hatred?

a)

That people hated him more

b)

That his influence never seemed to grow less

c)

That the more people saw him, the more hate would grow

18.

What was the name of the underground network of conspirators dedicated to overthrow the State?

a)

The Goldstein´s lovers

b)

Party-haters

c)

The Brothers

d)

The brotherhood

19.

What was "THE BOOK" (a clandestine book written by Goldstein) about?

a)

a compendium of all of the heresies that Goldstein wrote about

b)

The theories of Goldstein about the party

c)

The stories of a world outside of the party

d)

Poems of an old world

20.

What was the most horrible thing about the Two minute hate?

a)

That people were forced to be part of it

b)

That people went willingly

c)

That it was impossible to avoing joining

d)

That it was a wonderful feeling to be a part of