2. Goldstein’s Theories & Principals of Newspeak
1984
Quiz
Goldstein’s Theories & Principals of Newspeak

3. Directions
Be sure to restate the question as part of your answer. Since some questions have more than one part, make sure you answer what is asked or only partial credit will be received. You must write in complete sentences.

4. Questions 1-3 (of 12) Goldstein’s Theories
How does the world of 1984 compare to the world of 1914?
What are the prevailing philosophies of Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, and what are three things they have in common?
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 1-3 (of 12)
Goldstein’s Theories

5. Questions 4-6 (of 12) Goldstein’s Theories
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?
From which political system did Ingsoc evolve, and what is the result of its implementation?
What is the “guise” of Big Brother, what is his function, and what are the divisions below Big Brother?
Questions 4-6 (of 12)
Goldstein’s Theories

6. Principals of Newspeak
What are the three vocabulary categories and with what does each concern itself?
What is the purpose of Newspeak?
What two Newspeak words define Party members sexual life, and what does each mean?
Questions 7-9 (of 12)
Principals of Newspeak

7. Principals of Newspeak
How does Newspeak differ from other languages?
Translate the passage from the Declaration of Independence word for word into Newspeak.
What was the greatest difficulty facing compilers of the Newspeak dictionary?
Questions (of 12)
Principals of Newspeak
Newspeak Dictionary
Eleventh Edition
Ingsoc

8. All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you. - Don Marquis
People shouldn't be afraid of their governments; governments should fear their people from V for Vendetta