Quiz: How well do you know the book 1984?

Sales of the book have gone way up since Trump took office.

GEORGE ORWELL’S SEMINAL book about a dystopian, authoritarian regime first hit the shelves in 1949.

Now, sales of 1984 have gone through the roof since the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President, soaring onto the Amazon best sellers list.

In the book, a superstate rules with extreme control and persecutes anybody who tries to have any form of independent thought that doesn’t tie-in with what the authorities deem to be the facts.

Sales of the book peak and trough regularly, such as when Edward Snowden disclosed the details around US mass surveillance, and now they’ve peaked again.

So, today we’re asking how well do you know 1984?

An easy one to start off. Who is the leader of the Party who is always "watching you"?

Susan Walsh AP

Big Brother

Little Sister

Middle Child

Kindly Uncle

What is the act of simultaneously accepting two contradictory beliefs as correct?

Andy Butterton PA Archive

Alternative facts

Doublethink

Post-truth

What is the name of the government department that deals with law and order?

Rajesh Kumar Singh AP

The Ministry of Pain

The Ministry of Anger

The Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Love

For how long do Party members have to watch videos of their enemies and express their hatred for them each day?

Niall Carson PA Archive

Six hours

30 seconds

Two minutes

20 minutes

Where does Winston say the atomic bomb fell in England?

Yui Mok PA Archive

Coventry

Colchester

Chichester

Carlisle

Who writes the book that explains to Winston how the Party keeps its subjects subdued?

Edward Smith EMPICS Entertainment

Emmanuel Goldstein

John Wyndham

Aldous Huxley

Anthony Burgess

Who will find you if have any form of independent thought?

Edward Smith PA Wire

The CIA

The Thought Police

The Idea Cops

The Metropolitan Police

Where does Winston get brought to face "the worst thing in the world"?

Hektor Pustina AP

Room 237

Room 101

His bath

The frontlines of war

What is it that Winston is forced to face in this place?

Charlie Riedel AP

Rats

Spiders

Snakes

His mother

Do you love Big Brother?

Yes

Answer all the questions to see your result!

Chris Radburn PA Archive

You scored out of !

You're Big Brother

You rule the world!

Brian Lawless PA Wire

You scored out of !

You're in the Inner Party

You're part of The inner circle. The elite.

Tony Dejak AP

You scored out of !

You're in the Outer Party

You're part of the system, but not that high up. Yet.

Aaron Favila AP

You scored out of !

You're one of the Proles

You make up 85% of the population. You don't know why but you just love Big Brother.

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