1984 Final Questions

what does utopia represent

a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

George Orwell’s real name

Eric Arthur Blair

What Party policy does Winston’s job perpetuate

Reality control

Setting of the novel

London, which is the main city of Airstrip One, a pronvince of the country of Oceania

This Newspeak work represent “the essential crime that contains all others in itself”

thoughtcrime

In room 101, Obrian says to WInston

It is the exact opposite of the stupid hedonistic utopias that the old reformers imagined

George Orwell’s experiences made him write

1984, a warning against the dangers of totalitarian society

not a party slogan in the novel 1984

love is hate

Benito Mussolini described this specific form of government as “all within the state, none outside the state, none against the state”

totalitarianism

When Julia and Winston get caught, what major theme of the novel does this scene represent

loyalty versus betrayal

But simultaneously, true to the principles of _____, the party taught that the proles were natural inferiors who must be kept in subjection

double think

The party announcement of saying that the population has more resources than it has ever had is an example of

reality control

the name “big brother” most closely relates to what tactic used by historical figures such as Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin

cult of personality

What crime does the main character commit when he opens the diary and writes “down with big brother” in it

thoughtcrime

showing an expression of surprise or disbelief when a war victory is announced would be an example of

face crime

What element of dystopian literature does the short story “harrion bergeron” represent

individuals are of little, if any consequence, the desire being for uniformity within the society

What does Winston write in his diary

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows

What bothers Winston more than the thought that he might be a lunatic

the thought that he is the only lunatic left alive/that he is wrong

Who is the principle traitor, the earliest defiler of the party’s purity

emmanuel goldstein

Organization of the party in correct order

big brother, the inner party, the proles, the outer party

the organization of slogans and displays during hate week represents the party’s usage of

propaganda

during their meeting, obrien says winston will receive

a copy of goldstein’s books

according to “the theory and practice of oligarchical collectivism” what is the aim of modern warfare

to use up the products of human labor

what is the final, most essential command of the party

the party tells people to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears

winston tells julia the real betrayal will be if they can be made to

stop loving each other

what does winston discover about mr. charrington

hes is a member of the thought police

what does Winston find out about the book

Obrien wrote part of the book

What is in room 101

whatever the prisoner fears most

Winston and Julia meet after they have been released. How do they react to each other

they do not feel the same anymore

What does the caption on the big brother posters say

big brother is watching you

For what is the ministry of plenty responsible

the economy, manufactured goods, and rations

what are the newspeak names for the ministries

minipax, minitrue, miniluv, miniplenty

what is the function of the ministry of love

to maintain law and order

what is the name of the inner party member that winston sees and makes contact with during the two minutes hate

obrien

what date does winston record into his diary

april 4, 1984

an object that sends and recei es images and sounds at the same time and is in homes and the workplace

telescreens

what happens to the original editions of the times after winston reviews the articles

it is destroyed in the memory hole

what is the aim of newspeak

to narrow the range of thought

what is the atmosphere of the setting in the beginning of the novel

a feeling of drudgery and depression

What theme is depicted when Mr. Charrington reveals that he is a meber of the thought police to Winston

loyalty and betrayal

what is the ability to have two opposite or contradictory thoughts at the same time, and accept both of them

doublethink

what does winston at first believe about obrien

he is winston’s accomplice in thoughtcrime

how did winston respond when there was too little to eat when he was a boy

he would nag his mother and try to steal his sister’s portion of food

during hate week, the enermy has changed from Eurasia to Eastasia. As a result..

all of the literature has to be re-written

why can’t the brotherhood be wiped out

nothing holds it together ecept for an idea

what does obrein know what surprises winston

the last line of the rhyme mr. charrington was telling him

According to the book, the superstates are not really fighting with each other. the powers of each superstate are really waring against their own people to keep the structure of the society intact

true

the party encourages men and women to form lasting, loving relationships and loyalties to one another

false

when winston first sees the girl with dark hair, he is immediately attracted to her. he thinks she is someone with whom he can talk and trust

false