1984 Unit Test Character Identification

1. ___ Winston Smith 2. ___ Julia 3. ___ O’Brian 4. ___ Big Brother 5. ___ Mr. Charrington 6. ___ Syme 7. ___ Parsons 8. ___ Emmanuel Goldstein

True/False

9. ____ Winston was married at one point 10. ____ Winston considers killing Julia in the beginning 11. ____ O’Brian in a member of the Brotherhood 12. ____The Proles rose up and tried to overturn Big Brother 13. ____ No one knew that Winston was writing in a journal 14. ____ Winston had a little sister 15. ____ Winston was a very obedient child 16. ____ Julia found The Book to be very interesting 17. ____ Julia and Winston never betrayed each other’s love 18. ____ Oceania is, and always has been, at war with Eastasia 19. ____ Winston finds Parsons in the Ministry of Love 20. ____Winston defeats Big Brother 21. ____ Big Brother is a real person

Multiple Choice

22. Winston is afraid of _______ a. Snakes b. Rats c. Spiders d. Darkness

23. Mrs. Parson’s children are members of the ___________________ a. Thought Police b. Ministry of Truth c. Junior Spies d. Ministry of Love

24. In a dream, Winston heard someone say, “We will meet in the place where there is no ___________________

a. Legendary leader of the Brotherhood b. An old man who runs a second hand store

in the Prole district c. Main character in the book d. A beautiful dark haired girl that works in

the Fiction Department e. The ruler of Oceania f. A mysterious, powerful, and sophisticated

member of the inner party g. Specializes in language h. Winston’s neighbor

a. Party b. Doublespeak c. Darkness d. Proles 25. What is behind the picture of St. Clements church in the loft?

a. Telescreen b. Nothing c. Rat nest d. Safe 26. Julia is a member of the _____________________________

a. Thought Police b. Junior Anti-Sex League c. Junior Spies d. Brotherhood 27. What happens to Syme?

a. Nothing b. He vanishes c. He perfects Doublespeak d. He gets married 28. Mr. Charrington is a _______________________

a. Store owner b. Though Police c. Prole d. Member of the Brotherhood 29. Where is the place without darkness?

a. O’Brian’s home b. Winston’s dream c. Cell d. the Future 30. O’Brian works for __________________________

a. The Ministry of Truth b. The Ministry of Love c. The Ministry of Peace d. The Ministry of Plenty

Short Answers

31. What is a dystopia?

32. How does a dystopia start?

33. Why is the past so important to Winston?

34. Do Julia and Winston ever truly love each other?

Long Answers

35. Was it the rats of Room 101 that broke Winston? Use evidence from the book to support your answer.

36. How does the party use technology to control its citizens? Use examples from the book.

Passage Recognition – Who said it?

a. Winston b. Julia c. O’Brian

37. You’re only a rebel from the waist downwards. 38. We shall meet in the place where there is not darkness. 39. Of course. Hundreds of times—well, scores of times, anyway. 40. They got me a long time ago. 41. Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

Matching

42. Ministry of Love 43. Ministry of Plenty 44. Ministry of Peace 45. Ministry of Truth 46. Brotherhood 47. Junior Spies 48. Junior Anti-Sex League 49. Thought Police 50. Proles

a. Enforces loyalty to Big Brother b. Working class c. Responsible for the falsification of

historical events d. Children who monitor the adults around

them e. In charge or rationing goods to the people f. Rebel organization g. Governs the Oceanic province of Airstrip

One h. Used to eliminate personal sexual

attraction i. Undercover agents who report people who

are breaking rules