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'1984'
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A quiz on the novel '1984' by George Orwell.
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1
In theory, what is the only group of people that can overpower the Party?
The Working Class
The Proles
The Outer Party
No one can overpower the party
2
How are the people of Oceania conditioned to perceive Emmanuel Goldstein ?
As 'the epitome of the Thought Police'
As 'the primal traitor'
As 'the sole guardian of truth and sanity'
As 'the earliest defiler of the Party's purity'
3
By the end of the novel, who has Oceania defeated in war?
East Asia
Eurasia
4
What is Winston's greatest fear?
Losing Julia
Rats
Dying by fire
Drowning
5
Which of the following features does NOT belong to Big Brother?
Ruggedly handsome
The face of a man of about forty-five
Black moustache
Beady Eyes
6
What is the official language of Oceania?
Newspeak
Doublethink
Doublespeak
Oldspeak
7
Why does Winston have to live his life feeling so paranoid?
He was warned by O'Brien to always be vigilant
To avoid being discovered as a thought criminal
He is on parole
To avoid being wrongly accused of something
8
What is 2 + 2?
Whatever O'Brien wants you to say
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Fish
5
9
Why is the Party so focused on destroying and limiting language?
To narrow the range of thought
To establish uniformity of speech
To eliminate obsolete words
To build verbal efficiency
10
How is Victory Mansions, Winston's home, described in the novel?
Pristine
Glittering
Sterile
Dilapidated
11
Why does the Party perpetuate the conditions of wartime?
To always have a reason to justify torture and killing
So they can frame rebels as war criminals
They don't know how to live in peace
To keep people from advancing economically/intellectually
12
What was the only material proof that Winston ever had of the Party manipulating history?
A letter
A photograph
A paperweight
A video tape
13
True or false? It is normal in the world of 1984 for children to betray and denounce parents.
True
False
14
Which of the following did Winston NOT think of doing to Julia before he officially met her?
Pushing her over in a stampede
Beating her to death with a rubber truncheon
Tying her naked to a stake and shooting her full of arrows
Ravishing her and cutting her throat at the moment of climax
15
What was Winston's wife's name?
Katharine
Kathlene
Katarina
Katelyn
16
Which familiar face does Winston see also imprisoned at the Ministry of Love?
Emmanuel Goldstein
Syme
Mr Charrington
Parsons
17
War is peace. Freedom is slavery...
Contradiction is Truth
Ignorance is strength
Subjugation is liberation
Death is life
18
What is the purpose of Hate Week and the Two Minutes Hate?
To contain people's hatred
To advocate love for Big Brother
To provide an outlet for people's hatred
To direct the people's hate toward rebellion
19
Winston works at the Records Department in which ministry?
Ministry of Plenty
Ministry of Love
Ministry of Peace
Ministry of Truth
20
At the beginning of the novel, who is Oceania at war with?
Eurasia
East Asia
