1984

1984 by George Orwell

Part One:
• Summarize the first part of 1984. Write 300-400 words.

Chapter One
1. What was the uniform of the Party?
2. One lived under "the assumption that every sound you made was __________, and, except in darkness, every movement __________."
3. Where did Winston Smith work?
4. What was the official language of Oceania?
5. Using theofficial language, state the four Ministries:
6. Who was the audience for Winston's writing?
7. In what department did Winston work?
8. Why did Winston dislike the girl who worked in the Fiction Department?
9. Who was "the earliest defiler of the Party's purity"?
10. What did the "underground network of conspirators" refer to?
11. What was the Two Minute Hate?
12. When O'Brien'seyes met with Smith's, what did Smith think?
Chapter Two
13. What clogged Mrs. Parsons's pipe?
14. Who shouted "Goldstein" at Winston? A) the boy B) the mother C) the sister D) Tom
15. Briefly explain "symptoms of unorthodoxy."
16. What were on both sides of a coin?
17. Now that Smith "recognized himself as a dead man, it became important ... A) to bond with child heroes B) to stayalive as long as possible C) to sweat like Tom D) to write feverishly in his journal.
18. Why did Winston put dust on the corner of his diary?
Chapter Three
19. What did the purges of the Fifties do to Winston's parents?
20. In the old days, what was Airstrip One called?
21. Currently, Oceania was in alliance with what country?
22. What did "doublethink" refer to?
23. What did"Ingsoc" stand for?
Chapter Four
24. State the irony of "memory holes."
25. Why were two kinds of publications printed in Oceania?
26. What was Winston's greatest pleasure in life?
27. What was "the complex process of cross-referencing"?
28. What common thread linked Comrade Withers with Comrade Ogilvy?
Chapter Five
29. Which did not occur? A) The Party shops were out ofblades. B) Syme's eyes scrutinized Smith's face. C) Syme revealed his intellectual satisfaction from destroying Oldspeak nonsense. D) The fumes of victory gin in the canteen were hidden and suppressed by the metallic smell of steamy stew.
30. When would the revolution be complete? Explain.
31. Provide examples of Newspeak.
32. Why did Winston think Syme would eventually be vaporized?
33.When Parsons joined Syme and Winston at lunch, he (Syme) spoke proudly of what? A) his son's scouting skills B) his daughter's espionage C) his wife's refusal to whine D) his Victory garden
34. Who would not be vaporized?
35. Why was an amateur spy "the greatest danger of all"?
36. What was a "facecrime"?
37. What object was the latest gadget used for enhancing eavesdropping?
Chapter Six38. What was your worst enemy?
39. What was the most deadly danger of all?
40. What was the only State-recognized purpose for marriage?
41. What was not true about Smith's wife? A) Sex repulsed her. B) She felt she and Winston should have a child. C) She left Winston after about fifteen months. D) She was filled with Party slogans. E) She was a passionate lover.
Chapter Seven
42.Comment on the proles.
43. What happened to the original leaders of the Revolution?
44. Give three names that were examples of "corpses waiting to be sent back to the grave."
45. Who was the new-found audience for Winston's diary?
46. What was the Party's final and most essential command?
47. Paraphrase Winston's final journal entry about freedom.
Chapter Eight
48. What wasconsidered dangerous? A) a taste for solitude B) eccentricity C) individualism D) ownlife E) all of the above
49. Explain "creaking camaraderie oiled by gin."
50. What occurred when Winston took an unusual route home, travelling through a prole neighborhood?
51. What two attributes did the old man ascribe to youth?
52. What feeling ran through Winston when he stood outside the shop where...