Chapter 1
What is the primary setting for Part Three of 1984? (Hint: A ministry)
Ministry of Love
O’Brien tells Winston that Winston is “unable to remember real events.” What slogan of the Party has Winston violated?
"Who controls the Past, controls the Future. Who controls the Present, controls the Past."
Finish the expression stated by O’Brien: “Power is not a ____; it is an ___.”
"Power is not a means; it is an end."
What is Room 101?
A room that fills prisoners with great dread
Who committed betrayal?
a) Winston betrays Julia
b) Julia betrays Winston
c) Both committed betrayal
d) Neither committed betrayal
c) Both committed betrayal
Who is NOT one of the fellow prisoners Winston comes across during Chapter 1?
a) A heavy-set, drunk woman whose last name is Smith
b) Syme
c) Mr. Parsons
d) Ampleforth, the poet
b) Syme
O’Brien tells Winston that Winston convinces himself of events that never happened. What practice (aka Oceanic vocabulary term) has Winston violated?
Doublethink
According to O’Brien, who is immortal?
The Party
What awaits in Room 101?
Where is Winston in Chapter 6? Who did we see previously in this location (who Winston is now in the shoes of)?
Chestnut Tree Cafe
Jones, Aaronson & Rutherford
Mr. Parsons is also arrested. How did irony and foreshadowing play roles into his eventual arrest?
Who, according to O’Brien, was actually the key author to the “Goldstein Book?”
O'Brien
What is the purpose of the Party’s pursuit of power, according to O’Brien?
To have the power and use it however they want without limits
What does Winston do in the Ministry of Love that gets him put in Room 101?
Cries out for Julia
What is Winston’s new job at the Ministry of Truth? Who held this position previously?
Newspeak Dictionary editor
Syme's old position
True/False: Winston only confesses to crimes he HAS committed
Name the three stages of reintegration. Explain what happens in each.
1. Learning: Re-learning the Party's ways and expectations.
2. Understanding: Re-understanding why the Party does what they do.
3. Accepting: Re-accepting Big Brother into your life.
What can the Party do with their Power, according to O’Brien?
Anything (even if Winston tries to contradict the claims)
What is in Winston’s Room 101?
Rats
What does Winston write in the dust on the table?
2+2=5
Who oversees Winston’s torture, looking to "save" him?
O'Brien
True/False: Winston still holds a high level of respect for O’Brien, even as he’s torturing and “saving” Winston
True
The self-discipline practice Party members use on themselves to eliminate anti-Party thoughts (also known as “protective stupidity”) is what?
Crimestop
How does Winston avoid the rats in Room 101?
Tells O'Brien to have the rats attack Julia
1. Who is Oceania at war with now as the book concludes?
2. After hearing a successful war report, Winston celebrates. What are the last four words of the novel?
1. Back to fighting Eurasia
2. "He loved Big Brother."