1984 - COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT a Party slogan?

• War is peace
• Love is hate
• Ignorance is strength
• Freedom is slavery

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the function of the Ministry of Love?

• to raise children
• to arrange dates for single people
• to maintain law and order
• Both A and B

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

What date does the main character record into a diary?

• April 4th, 1948
• January 1, 1948
• April 4th, 1984
• No date is recorded 

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

When Winston sees the girl with dark hair, he is immediately attracted to her.  He thinks she is someone with whom he can talk and trust.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the name of the Inner Party member that Winston sees, and makes eye contact with during the Two Minutes Hate?

• Big Brother
• Goldstein
• Parsons
• O'Brien

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

George Orwell is a pen name.

• True
• False

How do members of the Party regard the proles?

• Proles are naturally inferior, and must be kept powerless. 
• Proles need to be indoctrinated, and converted over into Party ideology.
• Lazy proles, they should all be sent to fight in the war.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is the principle traitor?

• Big Brother
• Winston
• Goldstein

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Winston and Julia have been released. Now what?

• They're in love!
• They don't feel the same way about each other.
• They get married.
• They don't remember who the other person is.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the goal of Newspeak?

• to make a new language
• to restrict thought
• to allow freedom of speech
• to keep people like Syme busy

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.2