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1984 literature test
questions over the novel, 1984
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Literature
10th Grade
05/18/2011

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When and where was George Orwell born?
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Motihari, Bengal in 1903
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What is George Orwell's reall name?
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Eric Blair
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George Orwell did not know _____very much growing up.
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his father
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George Orwell had ____sisters. Their names were _____and_____.
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2; Margory and Avril
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Orwell attended a pretigious private school :______.
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St. Cyrprian's
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What college did Orwell attend? When?
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Eton College 1917-1921
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What author and book influenced George Orwell?
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Albus Huxley---Brave New World
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After college, Orwell visited ______as imperial policeman.
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Burma
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Because Orwell was a part of the oppressionary force unwillingly he wrote a book about his experiences in the police force in his book ______.
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burmese days
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______was the name of a river where he grew up.
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 orwell
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What was the name of orwell's wife? When did they marry?
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Eileen O'Shaughnessy; 1936
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George and his wife adopted a son ______in the year_____.
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Richard Hortatio Blair in 1944
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During the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell wanted to fight against ______.
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France's facist uprising
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During the Spanish civil war, Orwell was shot in the_____
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neck
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Orwell was fully aware of the existance of the ______because of his work in _____.
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working class; burma
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What is democratic socialism?
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the belief that both the economy and society should be run democratically to meet public needs not to make profits fe
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During the post-war period in Europe, many countries (including great britian) move toward_____.
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socialism
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On his return to England, Orwell continued to ____and ____as well as to ____for the BBC.
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write; edit; broadcast
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Orwell also wrote a book called _____about Russia which was published at the end of _____.
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Animal farm; world war II
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Orwell's first wife dies in _____. Does Orwell remarry?
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1945; yes
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Orwell moves to _____in 1946.
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scotland
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When did Orwell write 1984? Why is the novel so depressing?
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1948; so depressing because Orwell was in ill health at the time
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What does Orwell die of?
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tuberculosis
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Where was Orwell buried?
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Oxford Shire in a simple grave
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Orwell was a master of ____ and _____. He was critically observing of _____and prophetically invisioning of _____.
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wit and satire; politics; the future
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What did Orwell believe liberty was/
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telling people what they did not want to hear
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Oceania is at war with ______. They have an alliance with ____.
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eurasia; east asia
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When Winston is writing in his diary, he represents himself as _____but he also creates a fictional man known as ______.
Definition
big brother; comra de ogilvy
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The whole point of Winston's job is to _______. History is written by the_____.
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rewrite history; winners
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What is doublethink?
Definition
"to forget what was necessary to forget then to draw it back into memory at the moment when it was needed, then promptly to forget it again"
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What is newspeak/
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destruction of words and vocabulary
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What are the main adjectives used to describe something in newspeak?
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good, ungood, plusgood, plusungood, doubleplusgood, doubleplusungood
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Newspeak seeks to limit_____.
Definition
language
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Who is Syme?
Definition
Winston's friend who works on the dictionary
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What is "oceania"?
Definition
the setting of the novel; oceania is a part of airstrip one which would be referred to today as england
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What does the name winston mean?
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joy stone, victory town, friendly country
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HOw old is Winston? What are some characteristics of him?
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39; he has an ulcer, chest pain, frail, works for the ministry of truth
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HOw is thoughtcrime controlled?
Definition
through the 2 mintues hate, fear, telescreen, thought police
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What is thoughtcrime?
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thinking against the party
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What is the party?
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the government; citizens/people; consists of 4 ministries
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What are the four ministries?
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ministry of truth, love, peace, plenty
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What does the Ministry of truth control?
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news and media
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What does the ministry of love control?
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law and order
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What does the ministry of peace control?
Definition
war
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What does the ministry of plenty control?
Definition
the economy
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What is the 2 minutes hate?
Definition
people going against the party; Emanuel goldstein; gets people in a frenzie and causes a catharisis towards goldstein
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Who is Emanuel Goldstein?
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the enemy of the people
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Julia is apart of the _____.
Definition
junior anti sex league
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Who are the proles?
Definition
workers, lower class; blue collar; opposite of the party
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What is the brotherhood?
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followers of goldstein(the rebels); against big brother
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Where is the golden country?
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20 miles away but outside the city
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How does winston try to connect with the past/life before the revolution?
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the old man in the pub; charrington's shop
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What does the Old man in the pub talk to winston about?
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top hatts; hyde park(represents freedom of speech because he went there to hear the speeches)
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Why is Winston so fascinated with the paperweight?
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its old, useless, "rainwater"
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What does the paperweight symbolize?
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the old days, defiance, a different world, Winston's desire for change
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What does Winston want to use the paperweight for?
Definition
to kill Julia because she represents the party
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What does the thrush (bird) represent in the golden country?
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represents freedom ---the bird is singing because it can sing
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HOw does the golden country also represent freedom?
Definition
because they can talk bad about the party, use profanity, and have sex
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Winston hates _____and______. HOw does he rebel?
Definition
purity and goodness; has sex
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What is sex for Julia? What is sex for Winston?
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fun; rebellion
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Why does the party want to get rid of sex?
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so that they can use all the energy that sex would have taken
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Why is Winston so surprised to see rats in Mr. Charrington's loft?
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becase they get into a room that's supposed to be a "safe haven" and even in the haven there is a sense of foreboding
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What is the purpose of the flashback about Winston and the chocolate?
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childhood affects adulthood; selfishness guilt; party doesn't satisfy needs
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What is hate week?
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"the hate song"; public executions; eurasian soldier following you
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When O'brien invites winston over, there is a question of _____and ______.
Definition
fate and determination
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Winston is eventually becoming a _____.
Definition
terrorist
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What does Efumi mean?
Definition
picture step
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IN 1984, what are the three countries in the world?
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Oceania, Eurasia, and East asia
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What countries make up Oceania?
Definition
Americas, south africa, australia
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What is the war really about?
Definition
labor power
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What are the aims of the party?
Definition
conquer the earth and eliminate independent thought
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Why doesn't the party automatically kill winston?
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complete domination: control and change how he thinks
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What two things do the party want from winston?
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confession and perfection
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Confession is ulitmately the first step toward_____.
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perfection
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The party uses Brainwashing 101 to make Winston _____.
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holy to the party
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Why does the party want to brainwash Winston?
Definition
power
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In the words of the party: "Power is not a means it is an_____.
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end
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HOw does the party gain all power over Winston?
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physical breakdown, mental breakdown, and emotional breakdown
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How does the Party get winston to physically break down?
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beatings and "pain machine"
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How does the party get winston to mentally breakdown?
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make winston think he is insane; the five fingers; 2 +2=5
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HOw does the party get winston to emotionally breakdown?
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figure out what he holds onto last, room 101, rat mask
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Who wrote Harrison Bergeron?
Definition
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (american author)
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Kurt Vonnegut's famous book is slaughter house five. what is it about?
Definition
about experiences with world war II
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Kurt Vonnegut also wrote ____ and _____.
Definition
cat's crade; firebombing dresden
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what is the point of the short story harrison Burgeron? What is the story about?
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equality is not always a good thing; their son is taken away for trying to take over teh government
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Who is the handicapper general?
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diana moon glampers
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Who was winston married to?
Definition
katherine
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What does the dark-haired woman's note to winston say?
Definition
i love you
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HOw does the dark-haired woman give winston the note?
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she bumps into him and hands it to him
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Who owns teh shop and the upper room from the end of part I?
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mr. Charrington
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What regret about his marriage does winston express to julia?
Definition
that he didn't try to kill her
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What does JUlia do that surprises Winston at one of their next meetings?
Definition
puts on make-up
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What is propoganda?
Definition
the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
Term
What is a secret of propganda?
Definition
it benefits when people don't know its happening
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What are the 7 techniques of propganda?
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testimonials, the bandwagon, name calling, glittering generalities, plain folks appeal, card stacking, loaded language
Term
What are testimonials?
Definition
famous people tell why they use/do things and people are always listening
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What is the bandwagon?
Definition
everyone's doing it so join in ---join the crowd and be on the winning side
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What is name calling?
Definition
labels a specific person and other times to generalize about a certain type of person or memebr of a certatin group
Term
What are glittering generalities?
Definition
uses slogans that sound good but provide little or no information
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What is plain folks appeal?
Definition
people are expected to assume that someone in a simple setting can be trusted and listened to
Term
What is card stacking?
Definition
favortism
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What is loaded language?
Definition
make it sound better and impl
Term
Propoganda plays on _______,______,______.
Definition
emotions fears and strong ideas
Term
What is doublethink?
Definition

  Changing your beliefs to align with the party, and then forgetting that you’ve changed your beliefs:

Term
What edition of the newspeak dictionairy is syme working on?
Definition
eleven
Term
What are the slogans of the party?
Definition
war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength
Term
What is ingsoc in oldspeak?
Definition
english socialism
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The name for which England is known in 1984______.
Definition
airstrip one
Term
Which character can turn off his/her telescreen?
Definition
o brien
Term
Who first teaches winston the "oranges and lemons" rhyme?
Definition
mr. charrignton
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What is Harrison's mother's name?
Definition
hazel
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What department is julia an employee of?
Definition
the fiction department
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Educated by fellow author Aldous Huxley at this college____.
Definition
eton
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When the novel begins, Oceania is at war with this country______.
Definition
eurasia
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While fighting against Fraco's nationalists, Orwell was shot in what body part?
Definition
the neck
Term
Who wears a red rubber nose and weights?
Definition
harrison burgeron
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What were the three movements for each country: Oceania, eurasia, and east asia?
Definition
oceania-ingsoc; eurasia-neo bolshevism; east asia-death worship
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The full name of minipax?
Definition
ministry of peace
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What is the newspeak name for mnistry of truth, ministry of love, and ministry of plenty?
Definition
minitrue, miniluv, and miniplenty
Term
In addition to 1984, what other novel is orwell famous for?
Definition
animal farm
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In addition to eliminating independent thought, the party's other main goal was______.
Definition
to take over the world
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Who was O'brien's servant?
Definition
martin
Term
The majority of the population falls into this category_____.
Definition
proles
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What is the chestnut tree cafe?
Definition
the full name of the gathering place of the party leaders soon to be purged
Term
What evidence of the party's lies did winston once hold in his hand?
Definition
a photograph
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Where does Winston think hope lies?
Definition
in the proles
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