1984 by George Orwell Chapter 1

What is the real “place where this is no darkness”?

• Ministry of Truth

• Ministry of Love

• Ministry of Plenty

• Ministry of Peace

What was Ampleforth’s crime?

• He kept the word "God" in a Rudyard Kipling poem.

• He kept the word "Sir" in a Shakespeare poem.

• He kept the word "Hero" in a Langston Hughes poem.

• He kept the word "Devil" in a Newspeak poem.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2. Which of the following are differences between the proles and the Party prisoners?

• Proles have no fear of the guards.

• Some of the proles are on good terms with the guards.

• The guards treat the party prisoners more delicately

• The positions of trust at the the forced labor camps were given only to proles.

• The Party prisoners are silent and scared

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

15. Why was Parsons in jail? Who denounced him?

• Parsons committed thought crime, and his children denounced him.

• Parsons was speaking against the party, and Obrien denounced him.

• Parsons was a Eurasian spy, and his wife denounced him.

• Parsons was caught stealing, and his children denounced him.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

16. What did Winston think happened to Obrien when he first saw him walk into the jail cell?

• He thought he had turned himself in.

• He thought he had been captured by the thought police too.

• He thought he was a traitor.

• He thought he was an undercover agent for the Ministry of Love.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following crimes did Winston confess to? Select all that apply.

• Admiring capitalism

• Plotting to plant a bomb in Big Brother's home

• Spying for the Eastasian government

• Selling military secrets

• Murdering his wife

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is NOT a form of torture Winston endured?

• He was forced to stand on one leg while being questioned

• He wasn't allowed to use the restroom while being questioned

• He was repeatedly kicked and hit

• He was waterboarded

• He was electrocuted

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The Party perfected systems from which groups? Select 3.

• German Nazis

• Spanish Inquisition

• Russian Communists

• Italian Fascists

Winston asks if Big Brother exists the same way that Winston exists. What is O’Brien’s response?

• Winston does not exist.

• Big Brother does not exist.

• O'Brien does not exist.

• Goldstein does not exist.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the Party’s only goal?

• Limitless power and control

• No power at all

• Complete anarchy

• Freedom for all people