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What genre of text is 1984?
Dystopian fiction
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Who is a Zek's worst enemy?
A Zek
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What religious group did the characters of 'The Crucible' belong to?
The Puritans / Puritanism
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What is the name of the prison system 'One day....' is an expose of?
The Gulags
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In what state is Salem?
Massachusetts
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What does Winston believe could bring down 'The Party'?
He thinks hope lies in the proles. Since the proles make up eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania, they could come together to destroy the Party. He does not think the Party can be overthrown from within.
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Which character is accused of 'killing people for their land'?
Thomas Putnam
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For Ivan, what is the most important rule in the camp?
Keep your dignity / Never lick another man's bowl
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Which character in 'The Crucible' seems to represent Arthur Miller and why?
Proctor - He cheated on his wife, he was dragged into suspicion, he saw through the hipocracy
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What are most of the prisoners in Ivan's camp there for? (What is their crime?)
Political dissent / Criticism of the government
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What is Ivan's often used name in the novella?
Shukhov
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Name 3 ways 'The Party' control the populace
Rewriting history, The thought police, Hate rallies, Surveillance technologies, Spies, Propaganda
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What is a Skaz narrator?
Informal, man of the people, uses slang, can tell stories well, a feature of many Russian folk and oral tales
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What are the three slogans of 'The Party'?
WAR IS PEACE / FREEDOM IS SLAVERY / IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
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What does Judge Danforth believe about his responsibility and authority?
It is given by God and he must follow the laws of the bible
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Name 3 countries where Orwell had seen the terrors of totalitarianism which inspired 1984
Spain, Germany, and the Soviet Union
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What kind of information / stylistic features does Arthur Miller include in the first act of the play that is not usually present in a drama text?
Additional information about characters, historical research, his political message and also pronouns which address the reader
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1984 is split into 3 'books' or sections. What separates them?
Book 1 = Winston's life and into to the party Book 2 = Starts with Julia and ends with their arrest Book 3 = Torture and manipulation until nothing left
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What is Ivan's last thoughts before bed at the end of the novella?
It had been a good day
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Explain using some key words the kind of atmosphere Senator Joe McCarthy created in America (1950-1956)?
Paranoid / Suspicious / Accusatory / Oppressive / Vengeful / Confusing / Insecure
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Why was 'One Day in The Life of Ivan Denisovich' a controversial novella? Why did Solzhenitsyn receive a Nobel prize for his work?
The first open exploration and criticism of Stalin's repressive policies and the brutality of the Gulag system.
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Name 3 type of irony and an example of each one from 'The Crucible'
Dramatic Irony / Situational Irony / Verbal Irony
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What are the three types of narration in 'One Day...'?
Skaz / Educated and Omniscient / Ivan's inner thoughts
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What narrative style is used for 1984?
Third person, Limited Omniscient: This is Winston’s story, and we only get information through his eyes. We feel the same emotions as its protagonist. If Winston feels confused about history, we are likewise confused as we try to understand the system of Oceania. Also - Sparing, bleak and detached language choices
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Define 'Doublethink'
the ability to maintain two contradictory ideas in one’s head simultaneously and believe them both to be true
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