True Crime
Who is said to be “the principle traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party’s purity”?
Emmanuel Goldstein
What is the goal of Newspeak?
To remove words that make thought against Big Brother and the Party impossible.
Who brainwashed Winston?
O'Brien
Why is Julia attracted to Winston?
Something in Winston's face made her know he was against the Party
Definition: a purposefully ambiguous and confusing language with restricted grammar and limited vocabulary used in Oceania.
Newspeak
What Newspeak word represents “the essential crime that contains all others in itself”?
Thoughtcrime
What are the 3 slogans of the Party?
War is Peache
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
How does Winston betray Julia in Room 101?
Winston begged O'Brien to torture Julia instead of himself.
What does Winston find out about The Book?
O'Brien wrote part of The Book
What does Ingsoc stand for?
English Socialism
What term is used to describe the ability to have two opposite or contradictory thoughts at the same time, and accept both of them?
Doublethink
What are the 4 ministries in Oceania?
The Ministry of Truth
Ministry of Peace
Ministry of Love
Ministry of Plenty
Why is Winston tortured rather than just killed?
The psychological torture is designed to break Winston's will and his grasp on his own self-reliance.
What is Winston's biggest fear?
Rats
Definition: a person who has been executed or has fallen out of favor; whose entire history has been erased.
Unperson
What term is used to describe the ability to develop a blind spot whenever a dangerous thought presented itself?
Crimestop
Why does the Party keep the standard of living low?
To keep people repressed (focused on survival/dependent on the government)
What is found in Room 101?
Whatever a prisoner feared most.
What are the 3 stages in Winston’s reintegration?
Learning
Understanding
Accepting
Definition: authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice.
Orthodoxy
Why are there are no tangible written laws in Oceania?
It allows the government to decide what is legal or illegal on a whim.
What is the purpose of the image of Goldstein flashed on the Telescreen during the Two Minutes Hate?
To incite the people with anger/give them an object for their hatred
Why is Room 101 necessary to the party's cause?
It severs ties between people and causes them to betray each other.
Right before entering Room 101 in book 3 chapter 5, what does Winston say freedom is?
Dying while hating the Party and Big Brother
Term is used to describe the ability to have two opposite or contradictory thoughts at the same time, and accept both of them?
Doublethink