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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
1984 Test Review
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What is the setting of the novel?
ReplyDeleteThe setting of this novel, considering the time it was written, was circa 40 years into the future in a dystopian London.
DeleteA dystopian society. London in Oceania.
DeleteDidn't see Jorge posted, whoops
Deleteima post anyways because idk if only one person or everyone, but the setting would be in a dystopian society in Oceania London.
DeleteThe setting is a dystopian society!! & @mrlear I forgot to ask in class but will there also be 25 multiple choice questions? & will we have to write an essay again
DeleteI agree with Alkeria
DeleteWhat are the three party slogans and what do they mean?
ReplyDeleteWAR IS PEACE
DeleteFREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
"war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength" is the party slogan and it means that war brings peace, slavery allows people to be free from desire, and not knowing strengthens you.
DeleteThe three party slogans are "War is Peace" "Freedom is Slavery" and "Ignorance is Strength". They are hyperboles that mean that everything is backwards in the society that Winston lives in, and the Party is all-powerful and controls every aspect of life, and can force people to believe the wrong things.
Deletewhen they say "war is peace" that means that they want you to believe its good. "Freedom is slavery" means that if they give you freedom, you must do what they say. "ignorance is strength" mean that if you dont know the true, its better because they expect you to believe that what they say is the truth.
Deleteit means that the government has complete power and control
Deletealthough being paradoxes they are true in a way
Deletewithout war, peace would not arise
without slavery, freedom was not a want
and not knowing about the government only strengthens the government
For what is the Ministry of Plenty responsible?
ReplyDeleteAs said on pg. 4 the Ministry of Plenty, or Miniplenty, is responsible for the economic affairs of the society
Deleteok, what is its purpose in the novel?
DeleteThey controlled how much chocolate proles received?
DeleteThe Ministry of Plenty shows that Winston or the rest of the people for that matter have no freedom to control their own economic status.
DeleteKeeps people on the verge of starvation
DeleteYou right Jorge especially since they don't distribute things fairly
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DeleteThe Ministry of Love also shows just how poor the people in the society are.
Deleteyeah I agree with everyone's comments, my opinion is that its responsible for economic affairs
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ReplyDeletebe sure to reply directly to the question
Deleteso do i reply to the questions if they have been replied to already ?
ReplyDeleteyes either in agreement or not
Deletethank you mr lear
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ReplyDeleteIt says Oscar, we know it's you bro
Deletei saw that so i deleted it, do i respond to the questions still even if they are already replied to ?
Deleteyou put in what you think, so yeah but don't add a new comment just reply
Deletealright, can we ask questions to each other?
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DeleteWhat is the function of the Ministry of Love
ReplyDeleteIt enforces loyalty to Big Brother through fear
Deletethe ministry of love maintains the law in the city
DeleteOn page 4 it says that the official purpose of the Ministry of Love was to keep law and order, but as the book ends we see that it is used as a center for torturing people into conforming.
DeleteIt maintained law and order. In this case it punished rebels such as Winston
DeleteThey torture political prisoners and people that rebel by thoughts/actions
DeleteThe Ministry of Love identifies and arrests dissidents. They wear down the dissenter until they completely embrace, or love, the Party, as they did to Winston.
Deletethe ministry of love controlled the thought police and basically law and order
Deleteoh my i need to keep updating this i thought i was the only one to reply to it
DeleteThe Ministry of Love is the department that deals with all the people who the government deems as dangerous to the total control that they want. The department tries to stop future rebels.
DeleteTo maintain law & order
DeleteWho is Emmanuel Goldstein? And what does he represent?
ReplyDeleteGoldstein is the face of the Rebellion and he represents the rebellion against the Party
DeleteGoldstein represents rebellion, which is why they show him in the hate videos
DeleteHe used to be part of the Party but broke away and became an enemy. People suspect him as being part of the "Brotherhood."
DeleteThis is an example of the mental conditioning that the government uses on the people
DeleteHe is like a leader of the opposing forces in oceania
Deletehe represents the rebellion and he is the leader of the opposing forces in oceania like giraldo states
DeleteGoldstein is the representation of rebellious and everything looked down by big brother.
DeleteI agree with everyone's comments, he represents rebellion
DeleteI agree with he reprents rebellion
DeleteWho is Big Brother?
ReplyDeleteBig Brother is the idea of the government. Big Brother is not one sole person watching everything rather the mechanisms that runs the government.
DeleteThe party itself is Big brother
Deletebig brother is the government
DeleteBig Brother represents the government, not one single person
DeleteBig brother is the idea of the government "The Party" that watches over the people
DeleteI agree with Jorge's elaborate response
DeleteEVERYONE IS COMMENTING SO FAST
DeleteAnother one ….
DeleteBARELY HAVE TIME TO THINK, UGH
DeleteI agree with Oscar
DeleteTHE GOVERNMENT
DeleteWhat crime does the main character commit when he opens the diary and writes “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER”? what implications occur from this?
ReplyDeleteWinston commits thought crime.
DeleteThoughtcrime
DeleteWinston commits going against the government and implies that Winston is a rebel from the beginning.
DeleteImplications?
DeleteWinston is committing a thought crime because you're not allowed to 1.express yourself. and 2.Be against big brother
Deletehe commits thought crime because hes being rebellious against the party and big brother
DeleteWinston commits thoughtcrime and goes against the government. This shows that winston is a rebel
Deletehe commits thought crime yes i agree with jorge
DeleteYou can see how much control the government has.
DeleteThoughtcrime, from the very begin he has rebellious thoughts. That's why he says that "even a back can be revealing" which makes the Big Brother concept more literal. Like they are literally watching everything that even your back that cannot reveal a single thing, shows it all
DeleteWhat happens to the original edition of The Times after Winston rewrites an article? What does this show about the party?
ReplyDeleteThe original edition of The Times is destroyed showing the government's control of the past.
Deletenot only the control of the past but also the amount of power that they have to be able to change history and to be able to make everyone believe it because if you don't you eventually get killed
DeleteI agree Jorge, they not only control the past but the memory of civilians
DeleteNo evidence of the original edition is left behind, all of it is destroyed
DeleteWinston believes that what he does at work is not considered forgery. What does he think it is? What does this show about the party?
ReplyDeletehow much power they have over the people to change the thoughts that some one has not just what they do but also what they think is what it shows from the party
Deleteany one else have anything to say ?????
DeleteHe thinks it is the substitution of one piece of nonsense for another. It has no connection with the real world
DeleteThis show the party taking credibility of things they didnt really do in order for them to achieve a sense of power
DeleteWinston is not forging he is rewriting. He is not coping, rather he is creating a new past.
DeleteHe thinks the party just has to switch around the information to make it look like they got all the predictions and stuff right, which shows they aren't very honest/realistic and they'll do anything to have total power over everyone
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ReplyDeleteWhat does Winston think whenever he notices the girl with the dark hair looking at him?
ReplyDeleteHe thinks that she is the thought police and that she is following him
DeleteThat she is party of the Thought Police
DeleteHe thinks she must be a Party member and is also a virgin so he wants to rape her and kill her.
DeleteHe instantly hates her because of the feelings she gives him and how she complies with the party so much and he also assumes that she is part of the thought police.
DeleteWinston believes that that the Party can be overthrown…
ReplyDeletefinish the statement
Deleteif the proles rise up.
DeleteIf the citizens of Oceania would know the truth about the government
DeleteYes?
DeleteKeep discussing. This is a key part of the novel
Delete...by the proles
Deletehe believes the proles can overthrow the party because they make up about 85% of the population and they can make a difference
DeleteIs there a way to overthrow the party?
DeleteHe says that if they can feel inside, that staying human is worthwhile then they will have beaten the party.
DeleteWinston believes the party can be overthrown by the proles because of their population, but he knows it cannot be achieved because they are mindless and go along with what the part says without caring.
DeleteHow do members of the Party regard the proles? Why?
ReplyDeleteThey regard them as inferior to them
DeleteThey are disregarded since they are considered too mindless to do anything.
Deletethey look at them like animals
Deletethey see them as if they are irrelevant, because they are clueless/mindless as jorge said
Deletei agree with^^ because they are clueless and basically already brainwashed
DeleteThe proles are viewed as not important. The proles are "natural inferiors who must be kept in subjection, like animals" (chapter 7)
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ReplyDeleteyou have to reply to the question itself not make comments
DeleteI did it switched it itself :(
DeleteYup click reply not add comment
Deletethat's what I meant to do chill ppl #bye
DeleteI am not very technologically advanced
Deletehahahahhahaha ^^^ myles
DeleteOnce Winston saw three men who had been arrested, confessed, and reinstated in the Party. A little while later they were arrested. They confessed again and were killed. What did Winston realize from this experience?
ReplyDeleteThat he will die and everyone could think he was still alive somewhere.
DeleteWhen considering the evidence Winston once possessed regarding Jones, Rutherford, and Aaronson, what bothers Winston regarding these falsifications made at the ministry?
ReplyDeleteWhat reality is really like
DeleteWhat frightens Winston more than the thought that he might be a lunatic?
ReplyDeleteThe idea that he might be right, and that the Party is rewriting history and he can not do anything about it
DeleteThat people will forget him. How many questions is this test?
Delete100,000,000,000,000,000,000 questions
Delete50 MC and an essay
Deleteit's either 25 or 50 multiple choice and an essay
Deletenever mind big brother beat me to it
Delete@Alyssa too funny lol
Delete#biglear
Deletei don't even think I'm going to answer that many questions in my life xavier
Deletehaha! ^#biglear
DeleteJorge are you insinuating that I... Mr. Lear... your teacher, who holds the power to pass or fail you, is fat?
Delete...
Deleteooohhhhhhhhhh shots fired
DeleteBe careful Alyssa you could get punished, he's watching
DeleteO_O
Deleteoops the thought police are coming for me💁🏼
Deletenoooo nooo nooo I meant.... oh gosh no matter how i put this you will thing on the negative side, it is a negative comment though meaning you are our "big brother" as the party was to Winston
Deletebut can i have a diet coke with that ...
DeleteOscar you do realize I can alter your grade as well? I can give you all a lesson on the ideas of 1984 and what a totalitarian government can do to the "proles"
DeleteThere's note wrong with being fluffy Lear
Deleteyou have to embrace the fluffy
DeleteThis is so much fun
DeleteSome of you do not even need to bother coming for the test tomorrow. I already know what your score is.
DeleteI don't get it, is it a threat or something?
Deleteslavery is freedom
DeleteThats the other question Mr. Lear
DeleteI know not to message as a comment but kevin told me to tell you mr.lear that his internet went out so he can't reply to the questions
ReplyDeleteok... and that is my fault? if he has a phone with data he can do it
Deleteanother one ….
DeleteI'm having trouble trying to reply
DeleteIt's not letting me reply
DeleteWait never mind
DeleteWhat does Winston discover about the room above the antique junk shop?
ReplyDeleteThat it is his sanctuary and later betrays him.
Deletethat there's no telescreen and if he went there he wouldn't be being watched
DeleteIt is a place where he believes can commit crimes such as being with Julia
Deletethat there was a telescreen in there the whole time and thats how him and julia were caught
DeleteGood Alyssa
DeleteIt is a place where he believes can commit crimes such as being with Julia
DeleteDefine the vocabulary word based on the context of the novel: “A colored poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall. It depicted simply an enormous face, more than a meter wide: the face of a man of about forty-five, with a heavy black moustache and ruggedly handsome features.”
ReplyDeleteMight be a dumb question but wheres the vocal word at in the quote?
Deletewhat word?
Deletesorry Depicted. It is bolded on the test but doesn'e do it when I copy and past it.
DeleteThe poster showed a giant mustached man
DeleteWhat is shown
DeleteDefine the vocabulary word based on the context of the novel: “The actual writing would be easy. All he had to do was to transfer to paper the interminable restless monologue that had been running inside his head, literally for years.”
ReplyDeleteand if that ones is the word interminable, then he meant the endless words that has gone through his mind for years.
Deleteinterminable
Deleteendless
Deletejep
DeleteDefine the vocabulary word based on the context of the novel: “[Winston’s] face remained completely INSCRUTABLE. Never show dismay! Never show resentment! A single flicker of the eyes could give you away.”- inscrutable
ReplyDeleteinscrutable means that it is impossible to understand/interpret.
Deleteit seems like he showed no emotion in his face at all, he put on like a blank face
Deletehis face was unreadable so that he wouldn't show any negative emotion
Deletea poker face
DeleteDefine the vocabulary word based on the context of the novel: “With those children, he thought, that wretched woman must lead a life of terror. Another year, two years, and they would be watching her night and day for symptoms of UNORTHODOXY. Nearly all children nowadays were horrible.”
ReplyDeleteNot the typical way.
Deletebehavior that is out of the "norm"
DeleteDefine the vocabulary word based on the context of the novel: “Suddenly they were both leaping round him, shouting ’Traitor!’ and ’Thought criminal!’ the little girl imitating her brother in every movement. It was somehow slightly frightening, like the GAMBOLING of tiger cubs which will soon grow up into man-eaters.”
ReplyDeleteplayfully running or jumping
Deleteplaying around
DeleteTo jump around and horse around
Deleteplayful
Deleteplay around
Deletehow long does this last for ?
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ReplyDeleteFill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word: “At eleven [years old, Comrade Ogilvy] had __________ his uncle to the Thought Police after overhearing a conversation which appeared to him to have criminal tendencies.”
ReplyDeleteDenounced
Collated
Depicted
Gamboled
denounced
DeleteFill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word: “It was obviously some serious piece of news that they were reading. [Winston] was a few paces away from them when suddenly the group broke up and two of the men were in violent __________ . For a moment they seemed almost on the point of blows.”
ReplyDeleteRenegade
Altercation
Reproach
Disdain
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Deletedenounsed
DeleteWhich THEME relates to the following passage: “On each landing, opposite the lift-shaft, the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move.”
ReplyDeleteInformation control
Personal rebellion
The power of Big Brother
Extreme patriotism
And why?
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