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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Thoughtcrime does not entail death: ___________________"
(a) Thoughtcrime IS death.
(b) Thoughtcrime keeps one sane.
(c) Thoughtcrime is illegal.
(d) Thoughtcrime prevents death.

2. What is Winston's most important task of the day in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) To fix the grammar in a story about the Eurasian front.
(b) To get lunch for his boss.
(c) To correct a speech by Big Brother.
(d) To rewrite a story about Goldstein.

3. Where does Winston miss a meeting in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) With his accountant.
(b) The Community Center.
(c) The Ministry of Truth.
(d) The Hate Week planning committee.

4. When Winston sees the prostitute in the light, he sees that she is _____.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) A man.
(c) Old.
(d) Young.

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

6. By writing in his diary, Winston has committed a crime. What is the name of this crime?
(a) Crimetime.
(b) Diarycrime.
(c) Writecrime.
(d) Thoughtcrime.

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

8. What type of flower does Winston collect before meeting the dark-haired girl?
(a) Roses.
(b) Daffodils.
(c) Bluebells.
(d) Dandelions.

9. Who/what is Tillotson?
(a) A large, feeble-minded, automoton.
(b) A fat, sweaty, mess of a man.
(c) A small, precise-looking, dark-chinned man.
(d) A skinny, pale-faced, ghost.

10. How many times has Julia had sex?
(a) Hundreds of times.
(b) Dozens of times.
(c) She's a virgin.
(d) Scores of times.

11. When the Thought Police secretly arrest and execute someone, most people would say that person has been _______.
(a) Cleansed.
(b) Vaporized.
(c) Annihilated.
(d) Deleted.

12. What is the official language of Oceania?
(a) Newlang.
(b) Newspeak.
(c) Newtalk.
(d) Newglish.

13. In Newspeak, what word will eventually replace "bad"?
(a) Ungood.
(b) Non-plussed.
(c) Notgood.
(d) Uh-oh.

14. What important thing does Winston do when he comes home in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) He starts a diary.
(b) He attempts suicide.
(c) He makes a plan to assassinate Big Brother.
(d) He gets drunk.

15. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is Winston sorry he didn't do to his wife?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Pay her off.
(c) Divorce her.
(d) Love her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winston buy in the junk shop?

2. What is the last thing the dark-haired girl does before departing from Winston in Part 2, Chapter 1?

3. What newspaper does Winston re-write?

4. What type of hats do capitalists supposedly wear?

5. Having an improper expression is called a ________.

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