Who are the Thought Police?

Those watching through telescreens and crowds, noting who may be dangerous

What kind of marriage does Winston have?

A cold and loveless marriage to a wife he does not live with.

What is the purpose of Newspeak?

To simplify language and destroy words the govt. doesn't approve of.

Why is Winston scared of the girl from the fiction department?

He thinks she is either a member of the Thought Police or a spy.

Who are the “proles”?

Working class people who are manipulated w/ propaganda but not monitored.

What is Chestnut Tree Café?

A place where individuals who are being cured of thoughtcrime hang out.

What is Winston’s job in the Ministry of Truth?

He rewrites the news stories from the past to make them fit the present.

What is a telescreen?

Technology that can monitor anyone in a room where it is installed.

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1984 Part 1

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1
Who are the Thought Police?
Children in Oceania who are trained to report on their parents & neighbors.
The working class people who are manipulated with propaganda.
Those watching through telescreens and crowds, noting who may be dangerous
2
What kind of marriage does Winston have?
A cold and loveless marriage to a wife he does not live with.
A strong marriage, where they are both faithful.
A loving marriage to a woman named Katherine.
3
What is the purpose of Newspeak?
To produce intense emotion and focus it on Big Brother's enemies.
To simplify language and destroy words the govt. doesn't approve of.
To monitor the people of Oceania in any room.
4
Why is Winston scared of the girl from the fiction department?
He rewrites the news stories from the past to make them fit the present.
The girl from the fiction department is his wife.
He thinks she is either a member of the Thought Police or a spy.
5
Who are the “proles”?
Working class people who are manipulated w/ propaganda but not monitored.
The people watching through the telescreens and moving through crowds.
Children in Oceania who are trained to report their parents and neighbors.
6
What is Chestnut Tree Café?
A place in charge of the news, entertainment, education and the arts.
A place where there is no darkness
A place where individuals who are being cured of thoughtcrime hang out.
7
What is Winston’s job in the Ministry of Truth?
He freewrites random fragments of events and writes forbidden thoughts.
He rewrites the news stories from the past to make them fit the present.
He uses technology to monitor anyone in the room.
8
What is a telescreen?
Technology that can monitor anyone in a room where it is installed.
The Four Ministries of the Government: Truth, Peace, Love and Plenty.
A public ritual designed to produce intense emotion toward enemies.

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