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1984 Test

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Winston Smith, about 39 yrs old
who is the main character? describe him.
around London, the main city of Airstrip One, in the country Oceania
setting of the novel
War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
three slogans of the party in order
Ministry or Truth - Minitrue
concerned with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts
Ministry of Peace - Minipax
concerned with war
Ministry of Love - Miniluv
maintains law and order
Ministry of Plenty - Miniplenty
responsible for economic affairs
April 4, 1984
date that the main character writes
Big Brother is watching you
what is the caption on the posters?
Enemy of the people, leader of the brotherhood, all crimes against the party are his teachings fault
what is the importance of Emmanuel Goldstein?
leader of the Party, looks like Stalin
what is the importance of Big Brother
it is thinking against the Party, it can't be concealed forever
thoughtcrime
it is the substitution of one piece of nonsense for another, no connection to the real world
Winston doesn't think what he does is forgery, what does he think?
his work, he thinks he is good at the type of rewriting that he has to do
what is Winston's greatest pleasure and why?
to narrow the range of though, the only language that destroys words instead of adding them, the aim to to make thoughtcrime impossible
describe the aim of Newspeak and how it works
Winston doesn't really appreciate Newspeak and that he still thinks in and prefers Oldspeak
what is Syme's observation about Winston's appreciation of Newspeak
it is having the wrong look on one's face, expressions must always be under control
what is facecrime
to prevent men and women from forming relationships and loyalties that it can't control and to remove all pleasure from the sexual act
what is the aim of the Party with regard to male-female relationships and sex?
it approves all marriages and the couple can't be attracted to each other, sex is only to create children, separation is encouraged if there are no children
The Party's policy on marriage, divorce, and children
that they are natural inferiors and shouldn't have strong political feelings, they only need enough patriotism to make them accept whatever the Party offers
the Party's belief about the proles
saw three men arrested, confessed and reinstated in the party; the proof was a picture of the three in Oceania when they were supposed to be in Eurasia
when Winston held real evidence of an act of falsification
he doesn't clearly understand why the falsifications take place and he wonders if he is a lunatic
what bothers Winston the most, along with the sense of nightmare
that he might be wrong
what bothers Winston more than the thought of being a lunatic?
the Party tells people to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears
what is the final, most essential command of the Party
"Freedom is the freedom to say that 2 + 2 makes four. if that is granted, all else follows."
what does Winston write in his diary?
1944
when was 1984 written
The Ministry of Truth in the Records Depart.
where does Winston work?
a symbol of power/dictators across the globe and is seen as an all knowing figure
purpose of Big Brother
to bring down the party, have someone to blame for when things go wrong
purpose of brotherhood
the acceptance of contrary opinions or beliefs at the same time
doublethink
a daily period in which Party members of society must watch a film depicting Party enemies and expressing their hatred for them
two minutes hate
totalitarianism
government control over every aspect of public and private life
you are arrested, brought to miniluv and converted to the Party's beliefs, though it seems like the people are vaporized
what happens when thoughtcrime happens
Junior Anti-sex League
what group is Julia apart of:
Julia is very impulsive and rebellious just to do it while Winston is shyer and cares about the why
how are Julia and Winston different?
at first Winston thinks he is on his side and he can trust him, in the end O'Brien is the one torturing him
how did O'Brien change from beginning to end?
turn off his telescreen
what can O'Brien do that no one else can?
it is where your greatest fear happens if you don't give in too the Party
what is Room 101?
sugar, coffee, chocolate, make-up, perfume, and clothes
what did Julia bring to the room that was illegal?
katherine
what was Winston's wife's name?
learning, understanding, acceptance
3 stages of reintegration into Party society
Winston makes him up to create love for big brother in an article he fixed
who is comrade ogilvy?
hatred/fear
how does the Party assert power?
turned in by his daughter for thoughtcrime
how did Parson end up in miniluv?
she falls in front of Winston with a sling on, she hands him a note that says "I love you"
how do Julia and Winston meet?
his diary
what started Winston's downward spiral
they just want the power for themselves
why does the party cling to power
the merciless questioning that went on and on, hour after hour, tripping him up, laying traps for him, twisting everything he said, convicting him at every step of lies and self-contrdiction
according to Winston, what is the white coats' real weapon?
Room 101 or miniluv
what is the place with no darkness?
betrays Julia
how does Winston get away from his worst fear?
chocolate
what did Winston steal from his sister?
rats
what is Winston's biggest fear?
there is something in his face that shows he doesn't belong and she knew that he was against the Party
what draws Julia to Winston?
she hates the party, the party wants to stop people from having fun and she has no interest in their doctrine
what is Julia's attitude toward the Party?
having sexual relations uses energy and makes people happen ans people are not interested in the Party, it's why keep sex away to create fear and hatred
what is the meaning of the Party's sexual puritanism?
parents are to be fond of their children and children are to spy on their parents as part of the Thought Police
how has the party used the instinct of parenthood?
Syme
who was vaporized that Winston knew?
gained weight, no coughing, varicose ulcer went down, and no urge to make faces or curse
how has Winston changed after going to the secret room?
O'Brien compliments Winston on his use of Newspeak and invites him to his house to get a copy of the newest addition of the newspeak dictionary
how do Winston and O'Brien meet?
he knows the end of the rhyme Charrington started to tell
what did O'Brien surprise Winston of?
the enemy has changed from eurasia to eastasia and all literature needs to be changed
why sis Winston have to work such long hours?
to use up products but not raise the standard of living
what is the aim of modern warfare (using doublethink)?
the super states aren't really fighting, they are really warring against their own people to keep the structure of society intact
what is really going on with the war?
to appreciate that he was reading in comfort and safety with no telescreen
why did Winston stop reading Goldstein's book in the middle of Chap. 1?
big brother is at the top, followed by members of the inner party. the outer party comes next, followed by the proles
explain the organization of the Party
owner of the antique shop and a member of the Thought Police
who is Mr. Charrington
6079
what is Winston's prisoner #?
a prisoner with Winston because he let the word "god" stay at the end of a sentence of a poem
who is Ampleforth?
O'Brien wrote part of The Book
what does Winston find out about The Book?
they admit that they have betrayed each other and they don't feel the same way about each other anymore
what happens when Julia and Winston meet after they are released?
he realizes he has won the victory over himself and he now loves big brother
what is Winston thinking at the end of the novel?
are used for political purposes like the short names of the ministries
what is B vocab of newspeak?
has scientific and technical words, only used by scientific or technical workers but only for their specialty
what is c vocab of newspeak?
the kind of speech that newspeak aims to produce, sounds like a quacking of a duck, with sounds coming from the larynx and as far removed as possible from thinking with the brain
what is duckspeak
when he is finalyl cured and is totally broken
according to O'Brien, when does Winston get to leave miniluv?
ministry of love
where is Winston at the beginning of part III?
to O'Brien's house to learn about the brotherhood and Goldstein
where do Julia and Winston go together other than their secret spot?
Oceania - U.S. took over Britain, South Africa and Australia
Eurasia - Europe took over Russia
eastasia - fought and came together 10 yrs after the other 2, consisting of china, Mongolia, etc
how were the 3 superstates formed
newspeak
what is the official language of Oceania?
to change literature/events to match what actually happened
what is Winston's job at work
history that contradicts them
what does The Party make every effort to erase
newspapers consisting of sports, crime, astrology, and novelettes, movies with sex, and sentimental songs
what was created as entertainment for the proletariat (proles)?
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