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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the bells of St. Clement's say?
(a) Pay me three farthings.
(b) Oranges and lemons.
(c) Ding-a-ding-dong.
(d) Bluebirds in fountains.

2. Katharine has two names for sex. One is "making a baby." What is the other?
(a) The unspeakable.
(b) Our shared responsibility.
(c) Our duty to the party.
(d) You-know-what.

3. What does the Junior Anti-Sex League do?
(a) Hunt down adulterers and prostitutes.
(b) Advocate complete celibacy.
(c) Write pamplets on sex education.
(d) Perform arbitrary castrations.

4. Who are the first two people Winston dreams about in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) His brother and sister.
(b) His mother and father.
(c) His wife and son.
(d) His mother and sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Airstrip One used to be called?

2. What does the prostitute not have?

3. What is used only by the proles?

4. What does Winston buy in the junk shop?

5. What is the Newspeak word for individualism?

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