Study Guide for1984Test SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS Copyright 2006 Teacher's Pet Publications, Inc. Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Appendix 1. What is Newspeak and what is its purpose? 2. Explain what is in the A vocabulary of Newspeak. 3. What two things about the grammar of Newspeak are peculiar? 4. Explain what is in the B vocabulary of Newspeak. Give examples. 5. What aspect of the B vocabulary outweighs almost all others? 6. Explain what is in the C vocabulary of Newspeak. Who uses this part of the language? For what is there no word? Why? 7. Describe duckspeak. Section One: Chapters I, II, III 1. Who is the main character? Briefly describe the main character. 2. What is the setting of the novel? Give the country and the city. 3. What are the three slogans of the Party? Write them the way they are shown in the novel. 4. What does the caption on the posters say? 5. Name each of the Ministries and explain its function. Also include the Newspeak name for each ministry. 6. What date does the main character record? 7. Describe the two people the main character sees just before the Two Minutes Hate. Tell what he thinks of each of these people. 8. Explain the importance of Emmanuel Goldstein. Also describe the way his image looks. 9. Explain the importance of Big Brother. Also describe the way his image looks. 10. What crime does the main character commit? How does he do this? What is the punishment? 11. What is the telescreen and how is it used? 12. Describe thoughtcrime and give an example.

Section One: IV, V, VI