Mr. Smith
This is the main character's first name.
What is Winston?
This is the name of the TV-like things that are places everywhere to keep citizens constantly under surveillance?
What are telescreens?
This is the ruler of the government whose face is on posters plastered all over the city saying that he is watching.
Who is Big Brother?
The Thought Police catch people who commit these.
What are thoughtcrimes?
This is the uniform of Party members.
What is a pair of blue overalls?
What is Katharine's relation to the main character?
What is his wife or ex-wife?
This is the name of the reductive language that the government is pushing onto its people that tries to minimize the variety of words in the English language.
What is Newspeak?
This event is a 120-second long time dedicated to expressing the fear and anger aimed at the nation’s enemies.
What is Two Minutes Hate?
This is the name of the resistance organization that may or may not exist that tries to bring down the government.
What is the Brotherhood?
Fill in the Blanks:
War is _____
Freedom is ______
Ignorance is _______
What is Peace, Slavery, Strength?
This is where the main character works (specific location).
Where is the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth?
This is the name of the group that is tasked to punish those who do not think favorably of the government.
Who are the Thought Police?
This is the name of the government entity tasked to disseminate information.
What is the Ministry of Truth?
This is the founder of the resistance group and the subject of the Two Minutes Hate that tries to bring down the government
Who is Emmanuel Goldstein?
After buying something from Mr. Charrington in Chapter 8, what does he show Winston?
BONUS 300: if you can tell me what they were looking at/talking about when they got there
He shows Winston the upstairs bedroom apartment
They are looking at an old painting of a church called St. Clements that has been demolished. They recite a nursey rhyme about the church.
What does the main character do in the beginning of the novel that is considered dangerous?
What is write in a journal?
This is what is different about Winston's telescreen than most others.
What is it is located where it cannot see the entire room?
What name does the government call itself?
What is the Party?
This is the name of the 85% of Oceania’s population that live distracted and low-class lives. Winston believes that revolution against the Party relies on their participation.
Who are the Proles?
This is what the Parsons' children were not allowed to go to that made them "out of sorts."
What is the public hanging?
What was the second purchase that Winston made from the junk shop where he met Mr. Charrington?
What is a glass paperweight?
This is the name of the superstate the characters live in.
What is Oceania?
This is the term for someone who has been removed from all histories and documents until he completely ceases to exist.
What is an unperson?
Winston believes that his "friend" Syme will someday disappear. What is Syme's job and why does Winston believe this?
What is a Newspeak dictionary editor and he is too smart for his own good?
In terms of his existence, what is one true statement we can say about Comrade Ogilvy?
What is that he did not exist?/ He was created by Winston?