Characters
This main character works at the Ministry of Truth.
Who is Winston Smith?
Talking in your sleep can be punished as this.
What is sleep-talking?
This figure is everywhere on posters.
Who is Big Brother?
Citizens watch this daily to hate Party enemies.
What is the Two Minutes Hate?
This is the language the Party is creating.
What is Newspeak?
This neighbor’s children are trained to report Thoughtcrime.
Who is Parsons?
Winston keeping this in secret is a serious crime.
What is keeping a diary?
This political system controls Oceania.
What is Ingsoc?
Children join this group to spy on parents.
What are the Spies?
The goal of Newspeak is to reduce this.
What is vocabulary?
This dark-haired woman is noticed by Winston at work.
Who is Julia?
Owning objects from the past, like antiques, is illegal.
What is owning antiques?
This ministry rewrites history and news.
What is the Ministry of Truth?
Citizens participate in this ritual to express loyalty.
What is Hate Week?
This character explains the purpose of Newspeak.
Who is Syme?
This coworker works on the Newspeak dictionary.
Who is Syme?
Face expressions can be punished as this.
What is facecrime?
This ministry runs Oceania’s wars.
What is the Ministry of Peace?
Children are encouraged to spy on adults for this.
What is spying on adults?
The Party reduces words to make rebellious thoughts impossible.
What is limiting words?
This Inner Party member hints to Winston that he isn’t alone in disliking the Party.
Who is O’Brien?
Thinking against the Party is called this.
What is Thoughtcrime?
This ministry tortures and brainwashes citizens.
What is the Ministry of Love?
The Party controls thoughts, emotions, and memory to enforce this.
What is totalitarian indoctrination?
In Newspeak, “good” can be strengthened using these prefixes.
What are plus and doubleplus?