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1984 Part One Pacing Questions 2
1984 Part One Pacing Questions 2
1984
Name:___________________
PARTONEChapterI(pp.1pp.20)
1.Whatisatelescreen?Howisitdifferentfromthetelevisionsweknow?
Isitpossibletomakeatelevisionthatcouldseeandheareverythingintheroom?Could
suchadevicebeusedfordiscoveringcriminalsandterrorists?Coulditbeusedfor
politicalcontrol?Woulditbeagoodideatoinstallsuchadeviceineveryhousehold?
2.WhatarethefourgovernmentministriesthatcontroltheworldofBigBrother?Inour
ownsociety,wehavedepartmentsinthefederalgovernmentsuchastheDepartmentof
DefenseandtheDepartmentofEducation.Arethesethesameastheministriesin
Oceania?Howaretheydifferent?
3.WhydoesWinstonwanttokeepadiary?Why,eventhoughitisnotillegalbecause
therearenolaws,couldhebepunishedbydeathor25yearsinalaborcampfor
possessingit?
TompkinsERWCEnglish
1984
Name:___________________
4.WhatistheTwominutesHate?Whateffectdoesithaveonthepeople?
5.WhoisEmanuelGoldstein?Whyisitimportanttohatehim?
ChapterII(pp.2029)
6.WhyareparentsinOceaniaoftenafraidoftheirchildren?
7.WhatdoesOBriensaytoWinstoninhisdream?Whatdoyouthinkitmightmean?
ChapterIII(pp.2937)
8.WhatdoesWinstondreamabout?Whatdoesittellusabouthim?
TompkinsERWCEnglish
1984
Name:___________________
9.HowcantheexerciseinstructorseethatWinstonisnottouchinghistoes?
ChapterIV(pp.3748)
10.WhatisWinstonsjobintheMinistryofTruth?Ishegoodatit?Howdoeshefeel
aboutit?
ChapterV(pp.4863)
11.WhatisthepurposeofNewspeak?Whowilleventuallyspeakit?
12.WhoaretheThoughtPolice?
13.WhydoesWinstonthinkthathiscolleague,Symes,willbevaporized?
ChapterVI(pp.6369)
14.WhatkindofmarriagedoesWinstonhave?Whydoeshelivealone?
TompkinsERWCEnglish
1984
Name:___________________
ChapterVII(pp.6981)
15.Whoaretheproles?WhydoesWinstonwrite,Ifthereishope,itliesinthe
proles?
16.Winstonquotesfromatextbookaboutthecapitalistsinfrockcoatsandtophats
whoranLondonbeforetherevolution.Isthereanytruthtothisdescription?Isthereany
wayforWinstontocheckonitsaccuracy?
17.WhatistheChestnutTreeCaf?WhoareJones,Aaronson,andRutherford?What
happenstothem?
18.Winstonwrites,IunderstandHOW.IdonotunderstandWHY.Whatdoeshemean
bythis?
ChapterVIII(pp.81104)
19.WhydoesWinstonreturntothejunkshopwhereheboughtthediary?Whatdoes
hebuythere?
20.WhyisWinstonscaredofthegirlfromthefictiondepartment?