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N.1 Test: 1984, Part 1 (due 4/5)
Question 17
Part 1:
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What is the aim of Newspeak?
3
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1.00
Select one:
O a.
to add new words to the language
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Ob. to narrow the words in the language and, therefore, narrow
the range of thought
Oc. to increase people's intelligence
O d. to have a language that no one in Eastasia or Eurasia can
understand



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The aim of Newspeak in George Orwell's novel "1984" is to narrow the words in the language and consequently narrow the range of thought. Newspeak is a controlled language created by the totalitarian state in the novel to limit freedom of thought by reducing the range of expressible ideas. It aims to make it impossible to even conceive of rebellious or subversive thoughts by restricting the vocabulary and eliminating words that could be used to criticize the government or its actions. Newspeak is a tool of thought control and manipulation in the dystopian society depicted in "1984."

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