6.10 Unit Test 1984 Novel

Under what form of government do the citizens of Oceania live?

• a totalitarian regime

• a democratic society

• a socialist administration

• a capitalist system

What genre, or kind, of novel is 1984?

• science fiction

• realistic fiction

• dystopian fiction

• historical fiction

What do the citizens of Airstrip One see no matter where they turn?

• Newspeak dictionaries

• Hate Week banners

• Physical Jerks instructions

• posters of Big Brother

What class is at the bottom of the power structure of Oceania, getting the worst food and shelter yet doing the hardest labor?

• the proles

• the inner party

• the Eastasians and Eurasians

• the outer party

What words is Winston dismayed to find that he has repeatedly written in his diary?

• I Hate Big Brother.

• Big Brother Is Watching You.

• Big Brother Is Not Real.

• Down with Big Brother

Before Winston meets Julia, why does he fear and hate her?

• He thinks she is in love with him

• He thinks she is a Party agent.

• He thinks she hates Big Brother.

• He thinks she wants his job.

Winston's job at the Ministry of Truth requires him to __________.

• alter history, an act that disturbs him

• write fiction books, a task for which he is not suited

• spy on coworkers, work that makes him proud

• lead physical exercises, which worsens his cough

What does Julia’s throwing off her red sash symbolize?

• her betrayal of Winston

• her nostalgia for the country

• her rejection of Party values

• her talent for writing fiction

How does Winston feel when O'Brien invites him to his home?

• He feels grateful that O'Brien complimented his writing.

• He feels fearful that O'Brien will betray him.

• He feels regret that Julia was not also invited.

• He feels that he has been waiting for this moment his whole life.

What important information do Julia and Winston not know as they answer O'Brien's questions about participating in the Brotherhood?

• O'Brien is not allowed to turn the telescreen off.

• Their words are being recorded to be used against them later.

• Julia will not be allowed to serve in the Brotherhood.

• O'Brien's real identity is Goldstein