Humanities › Literature '1984' Quiz Check Your Knowledge Share Flipboard Email 1984 Study Guide Overview Summary Characters Themes Key Quotes Discussion Questions Vocabulary Quiz Larry Ellis / Getty Images by Staff Author Updated July 11, 2019 1. Where does Winston Smith work? The Brotherhood The Ministry of Thought The Ministry of Truth Room 101 Correct Wrong Winston works at the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to change historical texts to match the current propaganda being distributed by the government. 2. Which of the following words means "holding two contradictory concepts in your mind simultaneously" in Newspeak? Thoughtcrime Bellyfeel Proletariat Doublethink Correct Wrong In Newspeak, doublespeak means "[t]o know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again: and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself [...]." 3. What does Winston write in his diary over and over again while out of the telescreen's range? DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER I LOVE JULIA BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU I AM A THOUGHTCRIMINAL Correct Wrong In a small act of rebellion, Winston positions himself out of the range of the telescreen and writes his forbidden thoughts (or "thoughtcrimes") in his diary. His diary entry says "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" over and over again. 4. Which of the following characters is a member of the Thought Police? Julia Winston Syme Mr. Charrington Correct Wrong Appearing initially as a kind old man who rents Winston a private room and sells him some interesting antiques, Mr. Charrington is later revealed to be a member of the Thought Police who has been setting Winston up for arrest from the very beginning. 5. How does Winston betray Julia? He leaks information about her thoughtcrimes to the Party He convinces her to support the Party He sabotages her efforts to start a revolution He tells his torturer to torture Julia instead Correct Wrong At the Ministry of Love, Winston is tortured until he breaks down and confesses to imaginary crimes, but he still defiantly insists that he loves Julia. However, he finally betrays her when his torturer, O'Brien, forces him to face his greatest fear–rats. Just as the rats are coming for him, Winston begs O’Brien to torture Julia instead of himself. '1984' Quiz You got: % Correct. Great work! You clearly understand the plot, characters, and key themes of 1984. Congratulations on finishing this lesson. Share Your Results Share Flipboard Email '1984' Quiz You got: % Correct. Nice try! Review these resources to improve your score: 1984 Summary 1984 Characters 1984 Themes, Symbols, and Literary Devices Share Your Results Share Flipboard Email