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1984

George Orwell

Study Guide

Summary
- Video Plot Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of view
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- How Does Mind Control Work?
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Writing Help

Further Study

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz

Further Study Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
What first-hand experiences did Orwell draw from when writing 1984?

Nazi Germany and fascist Italy
The British subjugation of India
The totalitarian regimes in Russia and Spain
A life of poverty in France

2 of 5
What is the constant propaganda to which Oceania's citizens are subjected intended to do?

Keep them calm and happy
Disrupt their capacity for independent thought
Encourage them to buy domestically made products
Coax them toward nervous breakdown

3 of 5
What are the contradictory names of the various government ministries are examples of?

The control of information and history
Totalitarianism
Doublespeak
Winston's attempts at rebellion

4 of 5
What does London's state of decay described in the novel indicate?

The Party's lack of concern for the welfare of its citizens
The common man's inability to care for himself
A relatively low degree of technological advancement
Economic collapse brought on by the Party's mismanagement

5 of 5
What is the importance of the red-armed woman?

She saves Winston from the Thought Police.
She is Winston's mother.
She symbolizes hope for a future rebellion.
She symbolizes Winston's sexual desire.

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