Are you a big reader and have you had time to read the 1984 novel trivia by George Orwell? This novel test of a dystopia where most of the things we see as everyday activities are forbidden and those found doing them would be putting their lives at risk. Take up this interesting quiz and get to see just how much you recall from the book.
The narrow street was near a railway station
She had painted a lot of make-up onto her face
There were no telescreens and no people in the street
The street lamp made it extremely bright
His own nervous system was his worst enemy
Big Brother was his worst enemy
He hated his job
It was time to change his living arrangements and move out of Victory Mansions
True
False
He winked as he went past Winston in the street
He took a photograph of Winston in the street
The left side of his face contorted in a muscle spasm as he passed Winston
He had a muscle spasm in his right arm which made it appear as if he was waving
Control - it is a way of limiting freedoms available to the population
Dominance - it is a way of hurting people
Freedom - it is a way of liberating individuals and allowing them to do what they want
Benefits - it is a freedom that is only allowed to Party members not ordinary Proles
Married
Single
Separated
Divorced
Everyone is encouraged to wear it as it helps the economy
Only Proles wear scent as if it is something repulsive to party members
Only Party members wear scent as if it is something repulsive to Proles
Nobody wears it except Big Brother
If the individual has written approval
Only if the prostitute was somewhat tacky
It means touchy and feely in a tactile kind of way
By unexpressed agreement
Because people are categorised by their race or caste
There are richer and poorer quarters for people to live in
Because some people are racist towards others
Because it is joyless and everyone is treated the same
Katherine
Katy
Jane
Prole
The couple are promiscuous
The couple behave erotically toward one another in the street
The couple fill out the correct form
The couple appear to be attracted to one another
The street art created by Proles
Artificial marriage of the type that exists in Oceania
Artificial insemination and the only legal way to beget children
The art of obtaining a prostitute which many men practice in Oceania
An aqualine face
A little on the plump side
Fair-haired
A vulgar, empty mind
9-10
2-3
Just last year
13-14
She submitted to his every whim
She had been clever
She had agreed to not push him away all the time
She agreed to remain celibate
That 'only Spies were permitted' to have
That was an 'almost unthinkable event'
That Big Brother could 'grant to a deserving individual'
That 'only Proles enjoyed' but were vapourised for committing
Reflected light from Big Brother's poster
The street light
A head torch
A paraffin lamp
"disgusting invasions into the cheaper quarters of Oceania"
"deep passionate affairs that he yearns for"
"filthy scuffles at intervals of years"
"successfully performed sexual acts"
He is planning a fantasy
It probably happened to him and he was writing his confession
He is repulsed that she was old but only Prole prostitutes are available in Oceania
He was disgusted at the amount of make-up she wore
A way of experiencing sex without visiting a prostitute
An outlet for his mad rantings
An experimental form of novel writing for economic gain
Therapy to resolve his anger at Big Brother
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