1984 Test Flashcards
(20 cards)
Who is Winston Smith?
The main character of the novel, he is 39 and is working for the ministry of truth in Oceania
Who is big brother?
He is the leader, a symbolic figurehead, and is the leader of a totalitarian government
Who is Mr Parsons?
A dull lazy old man who his own children watch to make sure him and his wife don’t have any emotions or less they will be turned into the government by their kids
Who is Goldstein?
He is similar to big brother, he is the leader of their opponents, “the brother hood”
Who is Katherine?
Winstons former wife who hated sex
Who is the dark haired girl?
Her name is Julia and she likes Winston
Who is Syme?
He works with Winston in the ministry of truth and specializes in language
Who is Mr Charrington
The man who sold Winston his journal
What is foreshadowing?
An indication for something to happen in the future
What is irony?
Saying something but it being the complete opposite
What is a paradox?
A slogan
What does being vaporize mean?
You are completely out of the system and it’s like you don’t even exist anymore
What is big brother?
An organization exercising total control over people’s life
What is the inner party?
They make policies, decisions and govern
What is an outer party?
Winston is in outer party
What is a memory hole?
A place where you keep documents in the wall to be destroyed
What is newspeak?
The fictional language of the totalitarian government to limit free thought
What is DoubleThink?
Having two contradictories thoughts and still believing in both of them
What is thought police?
People who scare the community to even think bad about the government
What is a telescreen
The government use it to hear and watch it
