Chapter 1
When does the novel begin?
April 1984
Comrade
How old was Winston when his mother disappeared?
What is Syme's job at the Records Department?
To write the 11th Edition of Newspeak Dictionary
What does Winston believe is the most deadly danger of them all?
Talking in one's sleep
What does a telescreen do?
Watches and listens to the citizens and/or broadcasts propaganda.
What game are Parson's children playing?
Spies
What does Winston mutter when he awakes?
Shakespeare
Rectify
What is the only recognized purpose of marriage?
Procreate for The Party
What is the caption on the posters in Winston's building?
Big Brother is watching you
Who speaks in Winston's dream?
O'Brien
Who appears in Winston's second dream?
Girl with the dark hair
What is the whole aim of Newspeak?
To destroy words and limit thoughts
What percent of Oceania's population is comprised of proles?
85%
What are The Party's three slogans?
"War is peace" "Freedom is slavery" "Ignorance is strength"
Chocolate ration will be reduced from 30g to 20g.
Where are Winston's mother and sister in his dream?
Inside the sinking hold of a ship or the bottom of a well.
What does Winston believe Syme will disappear?
He is too intelligent
What is the unforgivable crime?
Promiscuity
What is the purpose of the Two Minutes Hate?
To express hatred for the enemies. To direct attention away from The Party
Winston addresses his diary to whom or what?
To the future, to an unborn time when freedom of thought, individuality, and objective truth might exist once again
What is The Party's slogan?
"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past"
What does Syme predict will happen by 2050?
Standard English will be obsolete.
What is Winston's proof that the confessions of Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford were false?
Clipping from a newspaper that showed a photo of them at a party function in NY on the same date they confessed to being on Eurasian soil/betraying The Party