About the Author
About the Novel: Expositional Elements
About the Novel: Themes and Influences
Terminology
Miscellanious
100
Eric Blair's pen name.
Who is George Orwell?
100
Time and place 1984 was written.
What is England in 1949?
100
A political system where the state has total authority over society and controls every aspect, public and personal, of the people's lives.
What is Totalitarianism?
100
A community or society that can be described as "undesirable" or "frightening." The society is a result of dehumanization, an environmental disaster, or a totalitarian government.
What is a dystopian society?
100
Those closest to Big Brother and those on the outside.
What is the Inner Party and the Outer Party?
200
George Orwell's two most famous works.
What is Animal Farm and 1984?
200
The novel's protagonist.
Who is Winston Smith?
200
The Garden of Eden was supposed to be the opposite of this.
What is a dystopian society.
200
Although they make up 85% of the population, they are lower class who lives in a separate part of the city.
Who are the "proles"?
200
Represses citizens by limiting their language.
What is "Newspeak"?
300
In India in 1903.
What is George Orwell's birthplace and year.
300
London, England or "Airstrip One"
What is where the novel takes place.
300
Three themes associated with 1984.
Dehumanization, regression, physical and psychological manipulation,language, loneliness, isolation, and appearance versus reality.
300
The ability to believe contradicting thoughts at the same time.
What is "doublethink?"
300
True or False: Power is given, not attained.
What is true.
400
Adolf Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union, totalitarianism, and public authority.
What are primary influences for Orwell's writing.
400
The class structure in 1984.
What is Big Brother, Inner Party, Outer Party, and the Proles.
400
"Ingsoc" in Oldspeak.
What is "English Socialism"?
400
This is when a member of the Party thinks negative thoughts about the party. It is also what Winston fears the most.
What is "thoughtcrime'?
400
True or False: Winston is a member of the inner party.
What is false.
500
Idea described as destructive to the welfare of a free and open society. Society is controlled by propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past. "Big Brother" is always watching,
What is Orwellian?
500
The three nations in 1984.
What is Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia.
500
The slogan for INGSOC.
What is War Is Peace, Freedom is Slavery,Ignorance is Strength.
500
The Public manifestation of the Party.
Who is Big Brother?
500
An improper expression on one's face that may suggest they disagree with the Party.
What is "facecrime"?
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