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1984 Quiz Chpts 1 - 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

What can Winston’s role in the Party best be described as?

a)
  • High-ranking.

b)

Undercover spy.

c)
  • Insignificant.

d)

Informant.

2.

What is the purpose of the Ministry of Truth?

a)

To document historic events for future generations

b)

To collect information about the Party’s enemies

c)

To manage economic shortages in Oceania

d)

To alter historical records to fit the Party agenda

3.

What is the relationship between the proles and the Party?

a)
  • The Party considers the proles insignificant and non-threatening.

b)

The proles constitute the foundation of the national economy.

c)

The Party considers the proles a population likely to rebel.

d)

The proles provide information to the Thought Police.

4.

What leads Winston to believe O’Brien also hates the Party?

a)
  • Winston sees loathing in O’Brien’s eyes before the Two Minutes Hate.

b)

O’Brien slips Winston a note that reveals his feelings toward the Party.

c)

A member of the revolution tells Winston about O’Brien.

d)

O’Brien flashes a symbol of the revolution to Winston.

5.

What crime does Winston commit in Chapter 1?

a)
  • He visits a prole neighborhood.

b)
  • He starts a diary.

c)

He is vocally critical of his superior.

d)

He skips a day of work.

6.

How does Big Brother keep the constituents in check?

a)

Through pain and suffering.

b)

By reducing the cost of chocolate rations.

c)

Through confusion and fear.

d)

Through the Two Minutes of Hate.

7.

Who comes to Winston’s door while he is writing in his diary?

a)
  • Members of the Junior Spies

b)

O’Brien

c)

The Thought Police

d)
  • His neighbor, Mrs. Parsons

8.

What is the purpose of the Junior Spies?

a)
  • It is a television program that offers propaganda to Oceania’s youth.

b)
  • It trains children to spy on their parents and other adults.

c)

It is a training program for future spies in the Oceania military.

d)

It teaches children to be ninjas.

9.

What are the world’s three ruling nations?

a)
  • America, Russia, and China

b)
  • Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia

c)

America, Europe, and Asia

d)

Oceania, Eastasia, and Westasia

10.

Why does Winston have trouble remembering his childhood?

a)
  • He has no photos or other records of that time.

b)
  • He suffered a traumatic accident as a teenager.

c)

He has subconsciously buried the painful memories of his youth.

d)

He has been brainwashed by the Party

11.

When did Big Brother first emerge as a political figure?

a)
  • The 1930s

b)

The 1950s

c)

The 1980s

d)
  • It’s unclear because the Party has altered historic documents.

12.

What is the public’s reaction to the Party’s efforts to alter historic records?

a)
  • For the most part, people accept the altered fact.

b)

The Party’s efforts breed contempt among the general population.

c)

People are left in a constant state of frustration.

d)

The public never believes anything the Party says.

13.

Who is Comrade Ogilvy?

a)
  • Winston’s link to the rebellion

b)

A former Party official who has been vaporized

c)
  • A fictitious person invented by Winston

d)

A war hero who is being honored by the Party

14.

Which is an example of Paradox?

a)

The Two Minutes of Hate

b)

The Physical Jerks

c)

The Thought Police

d)

Newspeak

15.

What is an example of paradox?

a)

..."the slanting rays of the sun gilded the ground."

b)

"Vivid, beautiful hallucinations flashed through his mind."

c)

"His mind hovered for a moment round the doubtful date on the page..."

d)

"The chiming of the hour seemed to have put new heart into him."

16.

What does Winston learn during the Physical Jerks?

a)

He can't touch his toes.

b)

His sister is still alive.

c)

Obrien is his ally

d)

He can be singled out during the relative anonymity of group exercise.

17.

Pneumatic is a word most closely associated with:

a)

Air.

b)

Lungs.

c)

Banks.

d)

Pneumonia.

18.

One aspect of Winston's job involves:

a)

Writing in a secret diary.

b)

Manipulating history to match the narrative of Big Brother.

c)

Identifying people with unorthodox ideas.

d)

Advising Big Brother on matters of truth.

19.

Who is Goldstein?

a)

The enemy of the people.

b)

The people's hero.

c)

Works for Big Brother.

d)

A soldier fighting in the Flying Fortress.

20.

What is an example of paradox?

a)

Ingsoc.

b)

Down with Big Brother.

c)

Newspeak.

d)

Freedom is Slavery.