Totalitarianism and Oppression
What organization enforces loyalty to Big Brother through fear, torture, and brainwashing?
The Ministry of Love (Miniluv).
What devices does the Party control to ensure citizens are constantly monitored and bombarded with propaganda?
Telescreens.
What does Winston’s job at the Ministry of Truth involve altering to fit the Party’s narrative?
Historical records
What phrase does Winston write in his secret diary as an act of rebellion?
"DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER."
What crime, punishable by death, involves simply thinking rebellious thoughts?
Thoughtcrime
What tool, designed to eliminate rebellious thoughts by reducing language, does Syme work on?
The Newspeak dictionary.
What dystopian government manipulates the past to maintain its hold on the present and the future?
The Party.
What dreamlike place from his imagination represents freedom to Winston?
The Golden Country.
What phrase reminds everyone that there is no privacy in Oceania?
"Big Brother is watching you."
What Party slogan reflects its power to reshape citizens’ perception of reality?
“Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.”
What concept does Winston struggle with, as the Party rewrites history and fabricates information, leaving citizens unsure of what is real?
Reality.
What is the nursery rhyme, recited by Mr. Charrington, symbolizes the loss of innocence and danger in Winston’s world?
"Here comes a candle to light you to bed, here comes a chopper to chop off your head."