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1984 by George Orwell

High School Grades 1012 10 Key Words Dystopian Fiction 1949
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Word List

Word Part of Speech Definition Example from the Book
Totalitarian adjective Relating to a system requiring complete subservience to the state "The Party maintained a totalitarian grip over every aspect of citizens' lives."
Orthodoxy noun Strict, unquestioning compliance with official doctrine "Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think."
Doublethink noun Holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously and accepting both "Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind."
Surveillance noun Close observation and systematic monitoring of behavior "The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously."
Propaganda noun Biased information used to promote a political cause "The Ministry of Truth produced an endless stream of propaganda."
Subversive adjective Seeking to undermine an established system; secretly rebellious "Keeping a diary was itself a subversive act."
Indoctrination noun Teaching someone to accept beliefs uncritically "Children were subjected to indoctrination through the Spies and Youth League."
Vaporize verb To be secretly executed and erased from all records "People simply disappeared - you were vaporized."
Mutability noun The quality of being liable to change; impermanence "The mutability of the past was the central tenet of Ingsoc."
Heresy noun Belief contrary to official doctrine; opinion at odds with what is accepted "To entertain a heretical thought was already to be guilty."

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Question 1 of 10

The Party maintained a __________ grip over every aspect of citizens' lives - their actions, words, and even their thoughts.

Question 2 of 10

The telescreen enabled constant __________ - it received and transmitted simultaneously, watching citizens at all times.

Question 3 of 10

The Ministry of Truth produced __________ - rewriting history and manufacturing heroic war stories to control public opinion.

Question 4 of 10

Keeping a diary was itself a __________ act - a thoughtcrime punishable by death or twenty-five years in a forced-labor camp.

Question 5 of 10

The Party relied on __________ to make citizens accept contradictions like 'War is Peace' and 'Freedom is Slavery' as truth.

Question 6 of 10

When a citizen was __________, the Party did not merely kill them - it erased all evidence of their existence.

Question 7 of 10

The __________ of the past was the Party's most powerful weapon - if history could be rewritten, the Party had always been right.

Question 8 of 10

Children were subjected to __________ through the Spies and Youth League, trained to report even their own parents.

Question 9 of 10

__________ means not thinking - not needing to think. It is unconscious acceptance of the Party's every decree.

Question 10 of 10

In Oceania, any thought that contradicted Party doctrine was considered __________ - punishable before it was even expressed.

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