1984 Chapters 3 & 4 Quiz

What is "double-think"?

• Thinking about something twice and becoming confused about them.
• Having two contradicting ideas about something, and forcing yourself to believe the one that you know is not true.  
• Having two thoughts about the same thing, but choosing to believe what you know to be true. 
• It's like dejavu because you feel like you have had a thought before. 

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

When Winston was exercising, why did the lady leading the exercises, single him out and yell at him?

• Because she could tell that he was distracted and not giving all of his attention to exercising 
• Because he stopped working out completely
• Because she saw his diary on his table
• Because she recognized him from the 2 minute hate

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is a Speakwrite?

• It is a machine used to write what people speak into it. 
• It is a machine that corrects the way people speak
• It is a machine that helps people say what they really mean
• It is a machine used to control what people say.

What is Winston's job?

• He rewrites history so that it aligns with every thing the Party says and always makes them look right. 
• He is a journalist who report the Party's news
• He is a writer who specializes in stories about people in the Party.
• He is a plumber. 

Who is Comrad Ogilvy?

• A character who was vaporized
• A character that Winston made up to replace/cover up a character who was an "unperson."
• The guy who Winston thought was also not happy with the way the Party governed their society.
• The guy who worked across the hall from Winston.

What is an "unperson"?

• someone who has been vaporized
• someone who became a Party member
• someone responsible for vaporizing citizens who were guilty of thoughtcrime. 

What is Orwell suggesting when on page 45 he says, "And presently some mastermind in the Inner Party would select a version ... and then the chosen lie would pass into permanent records and become truth"?

• That the rules we follow in society have all been chosen for us by a person with power
• that the party lies a lot
• that Winston was a powerful man who had connections to the Inner Party
• that it was very important that Winston do a good job when writing his stories to send to the Inner Party for selection.

Which of the following is NOT one of the things Big brother has lied about?

• inventing airplanes
• being around since the 1930's
• killiing Winston's parents
• never being in alliance with Eurasia

Based on the 1984, who does Orwell suggests creates the rules of society, in the real world (the world we live in, outside of his book)?

• a secret society called Big Brother
• a person/people in power
• a secret society known as the party
• corrupt governments

Who is comrade Tillotson?

• a guy Winston made up 
• a guy Winston made eye contact with at the 2 minute hate
• Winston's father
• The guy who worked across the hall from Winston