Transcript Slide 1

1984
Quiz
Goldstein’s Theories & Principals of Newspeak
Questions 1-3 (of 12)
Goldstein’s Theories
1. How does the world of 1984 compare
to the world of 1914?
2. What are the prevailing philosophies
of Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia,
and what are three things they have in
common?
3. Explain how a man in Oceania “is like
a man in interstellar space, who has
no way of knowing which direction is
up and which direction is down.”
Questions 4-6 (of 12)
Goldstein’s Theories
4. What does Goldstein mean when he
states, “By becoming continuous, war
has ceased to exist,” and what relevance
does it have for the world in which we
live?
5. From which political system did Ingsoc
evolve, and what is the result of its
implementation?
6. What is the “guise” of Big Brother, what
is his function, and what are the
divisions below Big Brother?
Questions 7-9 (of 12)
Principals of Newspeak
7. What are the three vocabulary
categories and with what does
each concern itself?
8. What is the purpose of
Newspeak?
9. What two Newspeak words
define Party members sexual
life, and what does each mean?
Questions 10-12 (of 12)
Principals of Newspeak
10. How does Newspeak differ from
other languages?
11. Translate the passage from the
Declaration of Independence
word for word into Newspeak.
12. What was the greatest difficulty
facing compilers of the
Newspeak dictionary?
All
truth
passes
through
three
stages:
First, itthey'll
is
If you
make
people
think
they're
thinking,
People
shouldn't
be afraid
of their
governments;
ridiculed;
it fear
isreally
violently
opposed;
and they'll
love you; Second,
but
if you
make
them think,
governments
should
their
people.
Third,
it is---accepted
as
self-evident.
- Arthur
hate you.
Don
Marquis
from V for Vendetta
Schopenhauer