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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Julia is only a rebel __________.
(a) In disguise.
(b) As much as Winston is.
(c) Without a cause.
(d) From the waist down.

2. What does O'Brien show to Winston in Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) The photograph of his mother and sister.
(b) The photograph of Julia's corpse.
(c) The photograph of Big Brother.
(d) The photograph of the three Party members.

3. Where has Winston failed to make progress by Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Physically.
(b) Emotionally.
(c) Mentally.
(d) Intellectually.

4. According to Part 3, Chapter 6, who is Oceania at war with, and has always been at war with?
(a) Airstrip One.
(b) Eurasia.
(c) The FFCC.
(d) Eastasia.

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

6. What is the most feared place in the Ministry of Love?
(a) Room 101.
(b) Room 666.
(c) The Room of Pain.
(d) Room X.

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

8. What is the last line of the rhyme in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) When I grow flowers, say the bells of Haight Towers.
(b) When I grow tired, say the bells of Beachpyre.
(c) When I grow old, say the bells of Seahold.
(d) When I grow rich, say the bells of Shoreditch.

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

10. What important word does not exist in Newspeak?
(a) Art.
(b) Science.
(c) Why.
(d) Love.

11. What is in Room 101?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Pain beyond imagination.
(c) Certain death.
(d) The worst thing in the world.

12. What does Winston realize about secrets?
(a) That they burned holes in your consciousness.
(b) That they are the last refuge of mankind.
(c) That you must keep them from yourself.
(d) That they can never be kept.

13. What will happen thirty seconds after Winston leaves O'Brien's house?
(a) A revolution will start.
(b) The Thought Police will arrive.
(c) O'Brien will continue working.
(d) It will rain.

14. What does Winston's bed feel like in Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) A camp bed.
(b) A bed of nails.
(c) Heaven.
(d) A slab of granite.

15. What differentiates the way O'Brien speaks from other Inner Party members?
(a) A peculiar grave courtesy.
(b) A strange sort of tick.
(c) An odd humourous tone.
(d) A warm welcoming manner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were rats a common punishment?

2. What is the only efficient thing in Oceania?

3. What did Winston steal from his baby sister?

4. What kind of pencil does O'Brien use?

5. Where was Winston when he discovered the war had switched again in Part 2, Chapter 8?

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