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1984 Part 3

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The main character is Winston Smith.  He is about thirty-nine years old.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What is the setting of the novel?
a)
Sector 2
b)
Paris, Capital of Eurasia
c)
London, main city of Airstrip One
d)
New York City
3.
Which of the following is NOT a Party slogan?
a)
War is peace
b)
Love is hate
c)
Ignorance is strength
d)
Freedom is slavery
4.
What does the caption on the Big Brother posters say?
a)
Big brother is watching you
b)
Down with Big Brother
c)
Everything for the party
5.
What are the Newspeak names for the ministries?
a)
Minipax, Minitrue, Miniluv, Miniplenty
b)
Truth Place, War Place, Love Place, Things Place
c)
MP, MT, ML, MM
d)
None of the above
6.
What date does the main character record into a diary?
a)
April 4th, 1948
b)
January 1, 1948
c)
April 4th, 1984
d)
No date is recorded 
7.
When Winston sees the girl with dark hair, he is immediately attracted to her.  He thinks she is someone with whom he can talk and trust.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What is the name of the Inner Party member that Winston sees, and makes eye contact with during the Two Minutes Hate?
a)
Big Brother
b)
Goldstein
c)
Parsons
d)
O'Brien
9.

Who is the principle traitor of The Party?

a)

Big Brother

b)

Winston

c)

Goldstein

10.
A 45-year-old man with a black mustache and ruggedly handsome features who is the figurehead of the Party
a)
Winston
b)
Big Brother
c)
Aaronson
d)
Tom Parsons
11.
T/F: By writing in his diary, Winston has committed a thoughtcrime.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
T/F: Doublethink is the ability to believe the Party's truth while simultaneously believing (and denying) the logical truth. 
a)
True
b)
false
13.
Which of the following is NOT a goal of Newspeak:
a)
To narrow the range of thought
b)
To eliminate the ability to reason
c)
To increase violence among the citizens
d)
To get rid of unnecessary words
14.

Direct characterization is when the author tell the reader about a characters personality.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Direct characterization is when the author

a)

explicitly tells you what a character’s personality is like.

b)

explicity tells you what a characters looks like.

c)

explicity tells you what a character is thinking.

d)

explicity tells you what a character is doing.

16.

Which if the following is not an indirect method of revealing a character’s personality:

a)

Looks

b)

Speech

c)

Actions

d)

listed personality traits

17.

Foreshadowing is

a)

The choices an author makes to reveal a character’s personality, such as appearance, actions, dialogue, and motivations.

b)

are interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative.

c)

when the writer clues the reader in to something that will eventually occur in the story.

d)

when an object is meant to be representative of something or an idea greater than the object itself.

18.

Flashbacks are

a)

when an object is meant to be representative of something or an idea greater than the object itself.

b)

interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative.

c)

the author’s attempt to create a mental picture (or reference point) in the mind of the reader.

d)

when the writer clues the reader in to something that will eventually occur in the story.

19.

Imagery is

a)

the author’s attempt to create a mental picture (or reference point) in the mind of the reader.

b)

when the author includes an image or illustration within the text.

c)

when the author provides a clue as to what will happen later on in the story.

d)

the story plot takes an unexpected change in events.

20.

Symbolism is

a)

When a character in a novel represents a theme.

b)

The overall message the author is trying to convey.

c)

The choices an author makes with regards to structure.

d)

when an object is meant to be representative of something or an idea greater than the object itself.

21.

The Ministry of Truth is responsible for rewriting history to fit the Party’s propaganda.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Winston works at the Ministry of

a)

Love

b)

Truth

c)

Plenty

d)

Peace