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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat time of the day and season does '1984' open with?Morning, WinterAfternoon, WinterMorning, SummerAfternoon, Spring
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat enters Victory Mansions along with Winston?A puppyTwo puppiesDustA lady
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat's the smell that hits Winston when he enters his apartment building?Rose and lavenderNew matsboiled potatoesboiled cabbage
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Winston use the stairs instead of the lift?BIG BROTHER was watching him in the lift.The lift did not work because of an economy driveThere was no lift in the buildingHe lived on the first floor, so using the stairs was no big deal
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWinston was :Fair, handsome, with smooth skinHad dark hair, smooth faceFair hair, smooth faceFair hair, roughened face
- 6. Multiple ChoiceINGSOC is an allusion to:Integrated SocietyEnglish SocialismIntegrated SocialismInternal Socialism
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the voice on the tele screen babbling about?Production of pig-ironEastasia's attack on OceaniaBIG BROTHER's daily speech to the PartyGoldstein's threat to Oceania
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following ministries is not mentioned in Chapter 1MinitrueMinihateMiniluvMinipax
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Winston hide himself from the telescreen?He wanted to read a bookHe wanted to write a letterHe wanted to write a diaryHe wanted to commit a crime
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat date does Winston's diary start from?September 9, 1948September 9, 1984April 4, 1984April 30, 1948
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat's the first thing Winston writes in his diary?A film reviewReport on Hate WeekHis feelings about O'BrienHis views on Oceania
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe dark-haired girl Winston remembers is:Timid, about 23, works in Mintrueconfident, freckled face, athletic and works for Minpaxbold-looking, about 27 and works in the Fiction DepartmentWears a scarlet sash, shapely hips, works for Mintrue
- 13. Multiple ChoiceO'Brien is portrayed as:Urbane with a prizefighter's physiqueUnorthodox, urbane, prizefighter's physiqueFriendly, intelligent, overweightCunning, intelligent, urbane
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened during the 2 minute hate?The audience watched Goldstein speak about his bookWinston made eye contact with O'BrienThe dark-haired girl made eye contact with WinstonWinston transferred his hatred of Big Brother to O'Brien
- 15. Multiple ChoiceGoldstein is described as:lean Russian face, fuzzy white hair, with voice of a sheep bleatinglean Jewish face, fuzzy dark hair, deep sombre voiceurbane and formallean Jewish face, fuzzy white hair with voice of a bleating sheep
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Goldstein seeing as doing in the movie clip?Advocating freedom of speech, freedom of thought and freedom of the pressDenouncing Big Brother and praising the partySpeaking with endless columns of Eastasia army marching behind himWinston secretly liked Goldstein
- 17. Multiple ChoiceO'Brien seemed to be saying to him.'I know precisely what you are feeling. I know all about your contempt, your hatred, your disgust'. Literary devices here could be:Simile, repetition, flashbackMetaphor, parallelism, foreshadowingIrony, foreshadowing, parallelismImagery, irony, foreshadowing
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Winston not abandon writing the diary?He had not yet committed a thought crimeKeeping a diary was a crimeHe had written DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER 5 timesIt made no difference if he wrote or didn't write it
- 19. Multiple Choice'theyll shoot me i dont care theyll shoot me in the back of the neck i don't care down with big brother they always shoot you in the back'. What does it tell us about Winston's actions at this point?He is scared of BIG BROTHERHe defies conventionsHe's scared of the Thought PolicePrimacy of expression over thought
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Orwell present a knock on the door at the very moment Winston starts writing the diary?The Thought Police have come to take him awayHis neighbour has come to talk to himMakes it dramatic and introduces suspenseUses it for foreshadowing
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