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100

Who is working on the new dictionary?

Syme

100

What is Doublethink?

The acceptance of two conflicting beliefs as true at the same time

100

Why is Parsons finally arrested?

Because he talked in his sleep and his children turn him in

100

Identify the metatexual element in 1984

Goldstien's book that O'Brien gives Winston to read

100

When was novel published?

1949

200

What is the name of the woman who lives next door to Winston?

Mrs Parsons

200

What is Thoughtcrime?

Thinking subversive thoughts

200

Which English philosopher argued for the sancity of the individual?

John Locke

200

What does the Ministry of Peace deal with?

War

200

What war was Orwell in?

Spanish Civil Way

300

Who is the head of the Brotherhood?

Goldstien

300

What word is replaces 'bad' in Newspeak?

'ungood'

300

"To embrace her was like embracing  a jointed wooden figure" - who is being decribed here?

Katherine his ex-wife

300

What does the Ministry of Truth deal with?

Propaganda and rewriting the past

300

What political system was Orwell warning us about?

totalitarianism

400

Who owns the shop where Winston and Julia meet?

Mr Charrington

400

What does the Newspeak term 'duck speak" mean?

The Party uses it to describe a speaker who can deliver political speeches, propaganda, or orthodox opinions rapidly and flawlessly without doing any actual thinking. The words flow entirely from the throat without involving the brain at all, much like a quacking duck.

400

" I am good at spotting people who don't belong" - who says this?

Julia

400

What is the purpose of the "Two Minutes Hate"?

To allow the citizens of Oceania to vent their personal hatred towards a political enemy and develop a sense of a common enemy

400

What two political figures did Orwell base "Big Brother" on?

Stalin and Hitler

500

What is writen on the note that Julia hands Winston in the corridor

"I love you"

500

What does prognostication mean?

Making a judgment about what will happen in the future

500

" You are the dead - who says this and where?

The iron voice behind the painting in Mr Carrington's shop

500

What is the title of Goldstien's book that Winston reads?

The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism

500

What is the other novel in which Orwell explores oppressive politcal systems?

"Animal Farm'