1984 quiz 2 chapters 4-6 (book 1) ENG4U MS FRACASSI

QUESTION 1 1) Describe Winston`s job. (2) He works at Minitrue He ensures that written records (particularly newspapers) are “up-t o-date” and accurate He receives notices on slips of paper written in Newspeak that describe “errors” that he needs to “rectify” Essentially he is changing history to support the Party

QUESTION 2 2) What is a memory hole (1) It’s a tube where Winston discards his instructions to change errors The tubes leas to a giant furnace where paper is incinerated as if it never existed

QUESTION 3 3) Who or what is the proletariat? Tell me at least 4 things about them (4). They are the poor, lower class They are uneducated They are not considered human by members of the Party They menial jobs They can more or less whatever they want

QUESTION 4 4) Describe the type of media the Party produces for the Proles? (3) Sports Pornography Sentimental songs Films full of sex Crime Astrology

QUESTION 5 5) Who is Comrade Ogilvy? (3) Someone Winston made up He served the party his whole life Died in battle No wife, no children, no hobbies other than the party, turned in his uncle to the Thought Police as a child

Question 6 6) What is Newspeak? Describe it, and its ultimate purpose. (3) The language used by the Party Combines and eliminates words The only language that gets smaller every year Purpose is to limit the thoughts a person can have- how can you want freedom if you’ve never heard of the word? People can’t commit thoughtcrime if they don’t have the vocabulary or the capacity to express ideas

QUESTION 7 7) What is meant by the word “orthodoxy?” (1) The word itself means “normal” In this case it means adhering to the Party without question Syme describes it as unconscious and “not thinking”

QUESTION 8 8) Give 1 reason why Winston thinks Syme might get vaporized. (1) He says things he shouldn’t He is too knowledgeable He frequents The Chestnut Café

QUESTION 9 9) Parson’s daughter followed around a man in the woods, and she eventually turned him in to the authorities. Why did she do this/what was her reasoning/justification? (1) He was wearing strange shoes, so he was probably a foreigner

QUESTION 10 10) What is “facecrime?” (1) To wear an improper expression on your face To look incredulous when a victory is announced