Book 1

1.

1 point

Who is the author of "1984"?

George Orwell

H. G. Wells

Ray Bradbury

Winston Churchill

2.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT one of the party slogans?

Love is Hate

Ignorance is Strength

Freedom is Slavery

War is Peace

3.

1 point

Where does Winston work?

Ministry of News

Ministry of Love

Ministry of Truth

Ministry of Peace

4.

1 point

Who is the object of the two minutes hate?

Goldstein

Parsons

O'Brien

Big Brother

5.

1 point

What does Winston write over and over in his diary?

Down with Big Brother

Kill Goldstein

Goldstein is right

The Proles are the answer

6.

1 point

What is the 'Brotherhood'?

Members of an underground group against the Party

Workers in the Ministry of Love

Strong supporters at lower levels within the Party

The leadership of the Party

7.

1 point

Winston remembered a dream he had 7 years ago. What did someone in that dream say?

Meet me at the train station at midnight

Plan on meeting Goldstein at the Cafe in the new order

We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness

I will give you a copy of the book when we next meet

8.

1 point

What is the name Winston gives to the field and pasture in his dream?

Utopia

Heaven

Golden country

Home

9.

1 point

Winston goes to the Parsons to fix the sink. The children are upset. Why?

They were not allowed out to play

They were hungry

They did not get to see the hanging

They were told to clean up their rooms

10.

1 point

What face is on the coins of Oceana?

O'Brien

Goldstein

Aaronson

Big Brother

11.

1 point

What does Winston have that might betray him?

A locket from his grandmother

A pack of chocolate

A bottle of gin

A Diary

12.

1 point

Who are 'the Spies'?

Wives

Doctors

News reporters

Children

13.

1 point

What does Winston do, beginning at 7:18 every morning?

Physical jerks

Has a cold shower

Writes in his journal

Report for breakfast

14.

1 point

What is the Party slogan?

"Who controls the past, controls the future: Who controls the present controls the past."

"Control is not a weakness, it is a strength."

"Life is to be lived, not controlled."

"Whoever controls the media, controls the mind."

15.

1 point

What is the 'Oldspeak' term for Ingsoc ?

'English Socialism'

'Ignorance is Socialist Concern'

'In government, Socialism conquers'

In guidance, seek socialism'

16.

1 point

What is a word Winston would use in place of 'rectify'?

eradicate

falsify

improve

elucidate

17.

1 point

Who is Comrade Ogilvy?

a ‘perfect’ party member that Winston writes about to replace a news article about a speech of Big Brother

a ‘powerful’ party member that Winston writes about to become the major part of a speech of Big Brother

a ‘traitorous’ party member that Winston writes about to show the power of the party

a ‘perfect’ party member that Winston writes about to inspire the people

18.

1 point

Winston meets a man named Syme at the Canteen. What is Syme working on?

The production of violent movies for the proles

The eleventh issue of the Newspeak dictionary.

He is a Party organizer in charge of the two minutes hate.

Ordering supplies for the canteen

19.

1 point

Winston and Syme discuss one item in particular that is always in short supply. What is the item?

Razor blades

Meat

Cigarettes

Gin

20.

1 point

What is Winston convinced will happen to Syme eventually?

He will lead the Ministry of Plenty

He will be vaporized

He will become a true leader of the Party

He will eventually lead the brotherhood

21.

1 point

Winston also runs into his neighbor, Parsons, at the Canteen. Parsons asks Winston for the sub (subscription) he forgot to give him. This subscription will cost two dollars and will be used for:

dues Winston owes at the community center

a fund to support the "child heroes"

decorations for the coming Hate Week

a community fund for upkeep where they live

22.

1 point

Winston sees someone looking at him at the canteen, and 'pang of terror went through him'. Who was it and why was he afraid?

Tilotson, from the records department, who never ate at the canteen

Mrs. Parsons and her aggressive children

The dark-haired girl, who may be a member of the thought police

O'Brien, who frowned at Winston before he turned away

23.

1 point

Why might the Party encourage prostitution?

It was a source of income for the Party

It helped control the people, because it encouraged relationships

Because there were no emotional attachments with prostitution

It was a major source of income for the proles themselves

24.

1 point

What is the only purpose of marriage within the Party (‘Our duty to the Party’) ?

to discourage prostitution

to promote strong work teams

to have children

to provide additional opportunities for spies

25.

1 point

What did Winston think of Katharine?

unattractive, but willing to have children

beautiful, with an empty mind

unattractive, with a hateful attitude

beautiful with an active mind

26.

1 point

What happened to Winston's marriage to Katharine?

they divorced

they separated

she ran away with another man

she was vaporized

27.

1 point

What percentage of the population did the proles make up?

75%

80%

85%

90%

28.

1 point

Complete this quote: "If there is hope...

...it lies in the children'.

...it lies in the proles.'

...it lies in the revolution'.

...it lies in the brotherhood'.

29.

1 point

What does Winston notice about Rutherford and Aaronson?

They never drink

They have broken noses

They have scars on their arms

They have disappeared

30.

1 point

Three of the original leaders of the Revolution (Jones, Aaronson and Rutherford) have confessed to crimes against Big Brother. They are important to Winston because:

He had once held evidence that the confessions were false

He knows that they were truly guilty

He has hopes that they will lead an overthrow of big Brother

He had seen them once when they were in power

31.

1 point

Complete the quote: "Freedom is the freedom to say...

...he could now understand why."

...that truisms are true."

...two plus two make four."

...he was in the right!"

32.

1 point

What is the name the Proles have given to bombs?

Whistler

Steamer

Bib Boy

Rocket

33.

1 point

What ministry is in charge of the Lottery?

Ministry of Truth

Ministry of Love

Ministry of News

Ministry of Plenty

34.

1 point

What truth does Winston know about the Lottery?

The proles hate the lottery, but the Party runs it anyway

The prizes are largely imaginary

The big prizes went to party members, not proles

He must play the Lottery to be a good Party member

35.

1 point

Why are there not many people from an older generation?

They had been wiped out in the great purges

Life was too hard, so none lived a long time

The Party quietly vaporized old or sick people

The old were kept in homes to make care for them easy