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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does everybody do when tortured?
(a) Bleed to death.
(b) Scream.
(c) Repent their sins.
(d) Confess.

2. What kind of pencil does O'Brien use?
(a) Sketching.
(b) Gold plated.
(c) Charcoal.
(d) Gold ink.

3. Where does Winston think he is in Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) On the top floor of the Ministry of Love.
(b) Deep underground.
(c) On the ground floor.
(d) Near a window, judging by the fresh-smelling air.

4. If independent thought and a diary are the first step, what is the last step?
(a) Leadership.
(b) Revolution.
(c) The Ministry of Love.
(d) Peace.

5. What is not statistical, as stated in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) Life.
(b) Sanity.
(c) Obedience.
(d) Emotion.

6. Does Winston believe in God?
(a) He doesn't care.
(b) No.
(c) He is agnostic.
(d) Yes.

7. By Part 3, Chapter 6, to what has Winston been appointed?
(a) A cabinet position in the government.
(b) The board of directors for Inner Party affairs.
(c) A clerical position in the Ministry of Love.
(d) A sub-committee of a sub-committee.

8. What makes Winston cry in Part 3, Chapter 6?
(a) The gin.
(b) A song.
(c) His love for Big Brother.
(d) His miserable life.

9. What do the common criminals call the political prisoners?
(a) Polits.
(b) Pollies.
(c) Pol Pot.
(d) Politicos.

10. What is the reason for O'Brien's encounter with Winston?
(a) So O'Brien can warn Winston about information the Thought Police have on him.
(b) So O'Brien can give Winston his address.
(c) There is no reason for the encounter.
(d) So O'Brien can give Winston a book.

11. Who is Oceania at war with in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) The African Alliance.
(b) Eastasia.
(c) Pax Americana.
(d) Eurasia.

12. What has it taken Winston forty years to learn the nature of?
(a) Big Brother's smile.
(b) The war.
(c) The meaning of love.
(d) His personal rebellion.

13. What was the only way for Winston to save himself in Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) To become an Inner Party member like O'Brien.
(b) To slit his wrists with the smuggled razor blade.
(c) To put somebody between himself and the rats.
(d) To hand over information about the Brotherhood.

14. What words bring the beginning of the end for Julia and Winston?
(a) You have been betrayed.
(b) You are not as smart as you think you are.
(c) Get down on the ground.
(d) You are the dead.

15. What is the only efficient thing in Oceania?
(a) The Ministry of Plenty.
(b) The Transportation Authority.
(c) The Thought Police.
(d) The Tax Collection Agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the telescreen that caught Winston and Julia hidden?

2. Of what are the walls of Winston's cell made?

3. What differentiates the way O'Brien speaks from other Inner Party members?

4. How long has O'Brien been watching Winston?

5. What does the area where Inner Party members live smell like?

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