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1984

George Orwell

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Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Plot analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of view
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Metaphors and Similes
- How Does Mind Control Work?
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- London, Oceania
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Book One: Chapters 4-6 Quiz

Further Study Book One: Chapters 4-6 Quiz

1 of 5
What is the public's reaction to the Party's efforts to alter historic records?

For the most part, people accept the altered fact.
People are left in a constant state of frustration.
The Party's efforts breed contempt among the general population.
The public never believes anything the Party says.

2 of 5
Who is Comrade Ogilvy?

Winston's link to the rebellion
A fictitious person invented by Winston
A former Party official who has been vaporized
A war hero who is being honored by the Party

3 of 5
What is the goal of Newspeak, as Syme explains it to Winston?

To narrow language so that thoughtcrime is impossible
To incorporate all languages into one
To reduce the language to only pleasant-sounding words
To make every word start with the letter A

4 of 5
What does Winston conclude the Party views sex as?

A way to keep husbands and wives from cheating
A way to keep the masses happy
An outlet for stress and boredom
A way to produce future Party members

5 of 5
TRUE or FALSE: Writing in his diary provides no relief for Winston's feelings of frustration and anger.

True
False

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