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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Consorting with prostitutes was "dangerous, ___________________." (Part 1, Chapter 6)
(a) But it was not a life-and-death matter.
(b) And would always be that way.
(c) But necessary to keep one's sanity.
(d) And should never be attempted.

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

3. What does one of the Parsons children use to hit Winston in the neck?
(a) A catapult.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) A rock.
(d) A pellet gun.

4. Where did Oceania recently have a military victory?
(a) North Africa.
(b) North America.
(c) East Asia.
(d) South India.

5. What did Airstrip One used to be called?
(a) East or West Germany.
(b) England or Britain.
(c) France or Canada.
(d) The USA or America.

6. What is everyone in Oceania supposed to call each other?
(a) Brother or sister.
(b) Senior.
(c) Friend.
(d) Comrade.

7. What device is used to write songs?
(a) Versificator.
(b) Tune-a-matic.
(c) Songtron.
(d) Musiwrite.

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

9. Who does Winston see in the hallway in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Goldstein.
(b) O'Brien.
(c) Parsons.
(d) The dark-haired girl.

10. What is Winston's nickname for his wife?
(a) She who must be obeyed.
(b) The human soundtrack.
(c) The wicked witch of Oceania.
(d) Kathy.

11. "The Revolution will be complete when the ______ is perfect."
(a) Telescreen.
(b) Number.
(c) Language.
(d) Evolution.

12. What edition of the Newspeak dictionary is currently being written?
(a) The Thirteenth.
(b) The Eleventh.
(c) The Tenth.
(d) The Second.

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

14. What does Julia think is behind the picture in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) A microphone.
(b) Bugs.
(c) A safe.
(d) Nothing.

15. What keeps falling on London?
(a) Rocketbombs.
(b) Acid rain.
(c) Dogs and cats.
(d) Airplanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julia say is "the only way to stay safe"?

2. What is there a shortage of in Oceania?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what will be Julia and Winston's next meeting place?

4. What is the name of the television-like appliance constantly watching Oceania's citizens?

5. Katharine has two names for sex. One is "making a baby." What is the other?

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