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Animal Farm Flashcards

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1
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What is Orwell satirizing?

A

The Soviet Union

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2
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What is the fictional setting of the story?

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England

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3
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What is the allegorical setting

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Russia

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4
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Who is the major villain in the story

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Napoleon

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5
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What does old major encourage the animals to do

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Band together and revolt

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6
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Which animals become the leader after old major dies

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Napoleon and snowball

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7
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What does old major symbolize

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Authority

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8
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What is the “ism” the animals adopt

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Animalism

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9
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How do the pigs persuade the other animals and thereby retain their control over the animals

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Fear tactics

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10
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Which pig is the “thinking” leader

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Snowball

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11
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During the first battle when Jones and the others tried to reclaim manor farm which animal is absent during the fight

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Napoleon

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12
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What happens to Mollie

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She leaves and goes to another farm

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13
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What happens when snowball and napoleon disagree over the future of animal farm

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Snowball is chased away by the dogs

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14
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When Napoleon is in control whom does he blame for every bad thing that happens

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Snowball

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15
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During the bleak. When the animals are short of food the pigs hide that fact from the outside world making i appear that everything is fine on the farm. What is orwell satirizing with the event

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They didn’t want the outside world to know that they were having trouble

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16
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How does Napoleon establish himself as the sole leader of animal farm and what propaganda instrument does he use to maintain control

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Drive out snowball. rewriting history

17
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What form of government does the farm have after Napoleon is elected

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Republic (totalitory)

18
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What is the dominant idea of the book

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Communism it’s self isn’t good and abuse power

19
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In my opinion who is ultimately responsible for the downfall of animal farm and why

A

Benjamin

20
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From what point of view is the story told

A

The unquestioning viewpoint of the animals

21
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This book is allegory why

A

Because he uses situation and animals to point out human problems

22
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Everyone is equal even most of the pigs helped what is the status of the animals except pigs the pigs?

A

The pigs were the leaders

23
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What is the major conflict in the story

A

Man vs man

24
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Most people sympathize with boxer why

A

Because he’s relatable he’s loyal trustworthy and a good worker

25
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When Mr Jones left which animal went with him and why

A

Moses because it was his pet

26
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What song does old major teach the animals

A

Beast of England

27
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Who are the clever animals

A

The pigs

28
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What is the first sign that the revolution is falling apart

A

The pigs took the milk

29
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What is one possible theme of the story

A

Call to action to get people to see how power can be abused. Power corrupts.

30
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What is the climax of the story

A

When they take boxer away in the car

31
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Totalitarianism

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Those in power care only about maintaining their power by any means necessary and they do so by pressing the individual and lower classes

32
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Proletariat

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The horse boxer stands in for the proletariat or working class

33
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What are the main point of Commandments all seven of them

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  1. Whatever it goes upon two legs is an enemy
  2. Whatever goes upon four legs or has wings as a friend
  3. No animals shall wear clothes
  4. No animal shall sleep in a bed
  5. No animal shall drink alcohol
  6. No animal shall kill any other animal
  7. All animals are equal
34
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What is the setting of animal farm

A

The setting of animal farm is a dystopia which is an imagined world that is far worse than our own as opposed to a utopia which is an ideal place or state

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