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English part 1 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Winston’s quality of life? | he lives in an old flat (apartment) he barely has food or resources. he lives alone. |
| 2.How does the Party keep the order? | they have telescreens, thought police and created newspeak to stray away from old language. they have 2 minutes hate |
| 3.What is the purpose of the celebrations of hate, like the “2 Minutes Hate? | to bring people together against a common enemy, and remind people to not rebel |
| 4.What are the three slogans of the party? | WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH |
| 5.What kind of a person is Mr. Parsons? Why does Winston say that Minitru desperately need people like Parsons? | |
| 6.What do you think the statement, “Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death” means? | the consequences for the act are very strict and serious |
| 7.What does Winston remember about his mother and sister’s deaths? | he remembers them sinking and he couldn't do much about it. He thinks they died so he could live. his mothers death was tragic |
| 8.What is doublethink? | reality control. the connection between lies and truth, logic and logic, the border between an idea and its opposite |
| 9.How do citizens of Oceania perceive history? Who is in control of the information? | |
| 10.Why is the trash called the memory hole? | memory holes sweep documents away and burn them. In most cases, trash is burned as well. Trash is also perceived as incorrect documents |
| .What is the Party’s reasoning for wanting to simplify their language? Why, specifically, are they so adamant about cutting out adjectives and adverbs? What purpose do words like that serve? | if they simplify the language, less people will rebel because they wont have words to think about that relate to rebelling. adjectives and adverbs describe a noun. with no descriptions, things are boring and easily ignored. |
| 12.According to Syme, how does the Party plan to eliminate thoughtcrime? | get rid of words that are connected to rebelling and thoughtcrime. Cant conceive bad thoughts if there arent any in the language |
| 13.Why does Winston think that Syme will undoubtedly be “vaporized?” | hes too intelligent and doesnt have a filter (he could get in trouble by saying something to the wrong person) |
| 14.Why is Parsons proud of his daughter? | she brought home an 'ear trumpet' (to listen in homes) and shes a good spy. she and her brother lit a ladys skirt on fire for wrapping sausages in B.B's poster |
| 15.How does the Party feel about sex and reproduction? | they dont like it, especially with prostitutes |
| 16.Why did the relationship between Winston and Katherine fail? | she saw sex as a job, they couldnt have kids so the party separated them |
| 17.Why does Winston feel compelled to write about his experience with the prostitute? | |
| 18.When Winston writes “If there is hope it lies with the proles,” what does he mean? What is he hoping will come to pass? What is the only way that can happen? | |
| 19.As a part of his inner monologue, Winston suggests that “Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.” What does this statement mean? | |
| 20.What kind of article did Winston find regarding three traitors to the party? Why did he destroy it? | |
| 21.What else does Winston pick up from the old store where he originally bought the diary? What was intriguing about it? Why does he continue to show interest in items like this? |
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