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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Winston when he discovered the war had switched again in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) At the Community Center.
(b) At home, writing in his diary.
(c) With Julia.
(d) At a rally.

2. How do the proles normally feel about the war?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Curious.
(d) Apathetic.

3. How does one man assert his power over another, as stated in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Repression.
(b) Execution.
(c) Bribery.
(d) Suffering.

4. What does the Party claim to have invented?
(a) The wheel.
(b) Fire.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) Spaceships.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winston's bed feel like in Part 3, Chapter 2?

2. Why was Parsons arrested?

3. What is the reason for O'Brien's encounter with Winston?

4. What makes Winston feel sick in Part 3, Chapter 4?

5. Who does Julia think is really launching the rocketbombs?

Short Essay Questions

1. When questioned by O'Brien, Winston and Julia state that they are willing to commit many crimes, including the killing of innocent people. Do you think this is justifiable, given the terrible nature of the Party?

2. According to Goldstein's book, why is a state of perpetual war necessary? For what purpose?

3. What does Winston think the Party and the Ministry of Love can never do? Why?

4. According to O'Brien, where does reality exist?

5. How does Winston betray Julia? What is the significance of this?

6. What does O'Brien say is the real reason the Party seeks power? How are they different from past governments?

7. What is unusual about O'Brien? Do you think he can be trusted? Why or why not?

8. What does Winston's betrayal reveal about his character? What do you think of him now?

9. Why might George Orwell have made the book's conclusion so tragic? What is he trying to express?

10. How does Winston feel about physical pain? How does this relate to what you know about Winston's character?

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