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1984 Chapters 1-2

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What time of the day and season does '1984' open with?
a)
Morning, Winter
b)
Afternoon, Winter
c)
Morning, Summer
d)
Afternoon, Spring
2.
What enters Victory Mansions along with Winston?
a)
A puppy
b)
Two puppies
c)
Dust
d)
A lady
3.
What's the smell that hits Winston when  he enters his apartment building?
a)
Rose and lavender
b)
New mats
c)
boiled potatoes
d)
boiled cabbage
4.
Why did Winston use the stairs instead of the lift?
a)
BIG BROTHER was watching him in the lift.
b)
The lift did not work because of an economy drive
c)
There was no lift in the building
d)
He lived on the first floor, so using the stairs was no big deal
5.
Winston was :
a)
Fair, handsome, with smooth skin
b)
Had dark hair, smooth face
c)
Fair hair, smooth face
d)
Fair hair, roughened face
6.
INGSOC is an allusion to:
a)
Integrated Society
b)
English Socialism
c)
Integrated Socialism 
d)
Internal Socialism
7.
What was the voice on the tele screen babbling about?
a)
Production of pig-iron 
b)
Eastasia's attack on Oceania
c)
BIG BROTHER's daily speech to the Party
d)
Goldstein's threat to Oceania
8.
Which of the following ministries is not mentioned in Chapter 1
a)
Minitrue
b)
Minihate
c)
Miniluv
d)
Minipax
9.
Why did Winston hide himself from the telescreen?
a)
He wanted to read a book
b)
He wanted to write a letter
c)
He wanted to write a diary
d)
He wanted to commit a crime
10.
What date does Winston's diary start from?
a)
September 9, 1948
b)
September 9, 1984
c)
April 4, 1984
d)
April 30, 1948
11.
What's the first thing Winston writes in his diary?
a)
A film review
b)
Report on Hate Week
c)
His feelings about O'Brien
d)
His views on Oceania
12.
The dark-haired girl Winston remembers is: 
a)
Timid, about 23, works in Mintrue
b)
confident, freckled face, athletic and works for Minpax
c)
bold-looking, about 27 and works in the Fiction Department
d)
Wears a scarlet sash, shapely hips, works for Mintrue
13.
O'Brien is portrayed as:
a)
Urbane with a prizefighter's physique
b)
Unorthodox, urbane, prizefighter's physique
c)
Friendly, intelligent, overweight
d)
Cunning, intelligent, urbane
14.
What happened during the 2 minute hate?
a)
The audience watched Goldstein speak about his book
b)
Winston made eye contact with O'Brien
c)
The dark-haired girl made eye contact with Winston
d)
Winston transferred his hatred of Big Brother to O'Brien 
15.
Goldstein is described as:
a)
lean Russian face, fuzzy white hair, with voice of a sheep bleating
b)
lean Jewish face, fuzzy dark hair, deep sombre voice
c)
urbane and formal
d)
lean Jewish face, fuzzy white hair with voice of a bleating sheep
16.
What is Goldstein seeing as doing in the movie clip?
a)
Advocating freedom of speech, freedom of thought and freedom of the press
b)
Denouncing Big Brother and praising the party
c)
Speaking with endless columns of Eastasia army marching behind him
d)
Winston secretly liked Goldstein
17.
O'Brien seemed to be saying to him.'I know precisely what you are feeling. I know all about your contempt, your hatred, your disgust'. Literary devices here could be:
a)
Simile, repetition, flashback
b)
Metaphor, parallelism, foreshadowing
c)
Irony, foreshadowing, parallelism
d)
Imagery, irony, foreshadowing
18.
Why did Winston not abandon writing the diary?
a)
He had not yet committed a thought crime
b)
Keeping a diary was a crime 
c)
He had written DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER 5 times
d)
It made no difference if he wrote or didn't write it
19.
'theyll shoot me i dont care theyll shoot me in the back of the neck i don't care down with big brother they always shoot you in the back'. What does it tell us about Winston's actions at this point?
a)
He is scared of BIG BROTHER
b)
He defies conventions
c)
He's scared of the Thought Police
d)
Primacy of expression over thought
20.
Why does Orwell present a knock on the door at the very moment Winston starts writing the diary?
a)
The Thought Police have come to take him away
b)
His neighbour has come to talk to him
c)
Makes it dramatic and introduces suspense
d)
Uses it for foreshadowing
21.

There are three slogans to the party. The last one is: Ignorance is _______

a)

Peace

b)

Slavery

c)

Bliss

d)

Strength

22.

Which government office does Winston work in?

a)

Ministry of Peace

b)

Ministry of Truth

c)

Ministry of Plenty

d)

Ministry of Love

23.

Why are some of the words in Chapter 1 written in italics?

a)

They are whispered so the telescreen doesn't hear

b)

They are describing the mood

c)

They are titles and need to be written in italics

d)

They are the words written in the diary

24.

What happens during the Two-Minute Hate that makes Winston decide to write in his diary?

a)

He shares eye contact with O'Brien

b)

The dark-haired girl throws a book at the telescreen

c)

He found himself hating Goldstein when he wanted to hate Big Brother

d)

He realized for the first time that he hated Big Brother

25.

What is thoughtcrime?

a)

Thinking and believing one thing even though you know it is false

b)

Thinking things you are not allowed to think about

c)

Crimes that exist even though all laws are gone

d)

Not participating in events like the Two-Minute Hate

26.

In chapter 2, who was knocking on Winston's door?

a)

Mrs. Parsons

b)

The Parson kids

c)

O'Brien

d)

The dark-haired girl

e)

The thought police

27.

How do the Parson children behave?

a)

Like spoiled rotten brats

b)

With proper manners

c)

They are curious to how Winston is going to fix the sink

d)

They display behavior that might suggest they hate Big Brother

28.

In his dream, what does Winston hear O'Brien say?

a)

The destruction of words is a beautiful thing

b)

DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER!

c)

War is NOT peace

Freedom is NOT slavery

Ignorance is NOT strength

d)

We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness

29.

What is announced on the news?

a)

Big Brother will make an appearance at the Hate Week

b)

Chocolate rations are going down from 30 grams to 20 grams

c)

Oceania lost a major battle on the Malabar front in South India

d)

Be wary of rocket attacks in London this week

30.

Finish this statement:

Thoughtcrime does not entail death: Thoughtcrime is ______

a)

death

b)

life

c)

preventable

d)

curable

31.

What is the purpose of the telescreen in Winston's apartment?

a)

to provide entertainment

b)

to monitor Winston's behavior

c)

to broadcast government propoganda

d)

to allow Winston to communicate with other citizens

32.

What is the name of the ruling political party in Oceania?

a)

The Socialist Party

b)

The Conservative party

c)

The Inner Party

d)

The Brotherhood

33.

What is the main purpose of Newspeak?

a)

To simplify the English language

b)

To make it easier to learn other languages

c)

To make it impossible to express dissenting thoughts

d)

To encourage creativity and independent thinking

34.

What is Winston's job at the Ministry of Truth?

a)

Writing news articles

b)

Editing historical records

c)

Programming computers

d)

Testing new technology

35.

What is the name of the underground resistance movement in Oceania?

a)

The Brotherhood

b)

The Resistance

c)

The Revolutionaries

d)

The Free Thinkers

36.

What is the purpose of the Two Minutes Hate?

a)

To celebrate the achievements of the ruling party

b)

To show citizens the dangers of opposing the ruling party

c)

To allow citizens to express their frustrations with the ruling party

d)

To promote peace and unity among citizens

37.

What does Winston write about in his diary?

a)

His thoughts and feelings about the ruling party and Big Brother

b)

His plans to join the resistance movement

c)

His memories of his childhood

d)

His hopes and dreams for the future

38.

What is Winston's attitude toward the ruling party and its leader, Big Brother?

a)

Fear and hatred

b)

Admiration and respect

c)

Indifference and apathy

d)

Confusion and uncertainty

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