1984 Vocab

Question 1

orthodoxy

Answer 1

noun; authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice

Question 2

dissemble

Answer 2

verb; conceal one’s true motives, feelings or beliefs

Question 3

mutability

Answer 3

noun; liability or tendency to change

Question 4

labyrinthine

Answer 4

adjective; like a labyrinth, irregular and twisting

Question 5

rectify

Answer 5

verb; put right/correct

Question 6

palimpsest

Answer 6

noun; a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the OG writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain

Question 7

proletariat

Answer 7

noun; workers/working class people regarded collectively

Question 8

aquiline

Answer 8

adjective; hooked or curved like an eagles beak

Question 9

tacitly

Answer 9

adverb; in a way that is understood or implied without saying

Question 10

coveted

Answer 10

adjective; greatly desired or envied

Question 11

commodity

Answer 11

noun; a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought or sold, such as copper or coffee

Question 12

unalterable

Answer 12

adjective; not able to be changed

Question 13

effigy

Answer 13

noun; a sculpture or model of a person “Goldstein burned in effigy”

Question 14

flagrant

Answer 14

adjective; of something considered wrong or immoral, conspicuosly or obviously offensive

Question 15

martyrs

Answer 15

noun; a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

Question 16

deviation

Answer 16

noun; the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard

Question 17

heretic

Answer 17

noun; a person believing in or practicing religious heresy

Question 18

despotism

Answer 18

noun; exercise of absolute power especially in a cruel and oppressive way

Question 19

capitulate

Answer 19

verb; cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand (surrender)

Question 20

equivocation

Answer 20

noun; the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself

Question 21

Who is the author of 1984?

Answer 21

George Orwell, birth name Eric Blair

Question 22

Where was George Orwell born?

Answer 22

in 1903 in India (British colony at the time)

Question 23

As a young adult how did Orwell’s
idealogy shift?

Answer 23

Went from working in the imperial police service to becoming a socialist

Question 24

What was in room 101 for Winston?

Answer 24

Rats

Question 25

O’Brien says, “If you want a picture of the future imagine a ____ stamping on a _____ forever.”

Answer 25

boot, human face

Question 26

What are the only forms of technological process in Oceania?

Answer 26

the invention of new weapons and limiting human liberty

Question 27

Why does the Party bring thought criminals to the Ministry of Love?

Answer 27

to cure them

Question 28

What happens to the paperweight?

Answer 28

it is shattered (symbolizes the shattering of Winston and Julia’s world, and just how fragile it was)