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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ampleforth have a talent for juggling?
(a) Brightly colored balls.
(b) Poetry and prose.
(c) Rhymes and meters.
(d) Print and punctuation.

2. What is Winston doing at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Writing in his diary.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Going for a walk.
(d) Working.

3. Who is the vaporized man Winston must delete from The Times?
(a) Blithers.
(b) Dithers.
(c) Smithers.
(d) Withers.

4. During the Two Minutes Hate, what does everyone in the room do?
(a) Sing the national anthem.
(b) Sit in quiet hatred.
(c) Scream, yell, and throw objects at the telescreen.
(d) Fight with each other.

5. What newspaper does Winston re-write?
(a) The Journal.
(b) The Times.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Parsons collecting money for in Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. Consorting with prostitutes was "dangerous, ___________________." (Part 1, Chapter 6)

3. What organization supplied comforts to the sailors on the Floating Fortress?

4. What is the most frightening ministry of Oceania's government?

5. By writing in his diary, Winston has committed a crime. What is the name of this crime?

(see the answer key)

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