“He who _______ the past _______ the future. He who ________ the present ________ the past.”
What is controls?
100
The location of London, where Winston Smith, the main character, lives; composed of the Americas, the British Isles (called "Airstrip One" in the novel), Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa below the River Congo
What is Oceania?
100
A conceptual symbol for the Party
What is Big Brother?
200
The year 1984 was written in
1949
200
Leads an austere existence, confined to a one-room apartment on a subsistence diet of black bread and synthetic meals washed down with Victory-brand gin; begins writing a journal criticizing the Party
What is Winston Smith?
200
“War is ________. Freedom is _________. Ignorance is _______.”
What is peace, slavery, and strength?
200
AKA "English Socialism," is the ideology and philosophy of Oceania, with Newspeak being its official language
What is INGSOC?
200
An occurrence or instance of controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts; in 1984, it is the criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that oppose or question the ruling party
What is thoughtcrime?
300
Important themes in Orwell's writing
What is social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and commitment to democratic socialism?
300
Ostensibly a former leader of the Party, counter-revolutionary leader of the Brotherhood, and author of The Book, The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism; the symbolic Enemy of the State
What is Emmanuel Goldstein?
300
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking ____________.”
What is thirteen?
300
Supports Oceania's perpetual wars
What is the Ministry of Peace?
300
The act of ordinary people simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct
What is doublethink?
400
Allegorical novella Orwell wrote in 1945
What is Animal Farm?
400
A member of the Inner Party who poses as a member of The Brotherhood, the counter-revolutionary resistance, in order to deceive, trap, and capture Winston and Julia.
What is O'Brien?
400
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a ________ stamping on a human face—for ever.”
What is boot?
400
Rations and controls food, goods, and domestic production
What is the Ministry of Plenty?
400
A controlled language created by the totalitarian state as a tool to limit freedom of thought, and concepts that pose a threat to the regime such as freedom, self-expression, individuality, and peace
What is newspeak?
500
What is Winston's greatest fear?
What is rats
500
Winston's naïve neighbor, and an ideal member of the Outer Party: an uneducated, suggestible man who is utterly loyal to the Party, and fully believes in its perfect image
What is Tom Parsons?
500
“Until they became __________ they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become __________.”
What is conscious?
500
Make up 85% of the population and represent the uneducated working class in Oceania
What is Proles?
500
Devices which operate as both televisions and security cameras