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Animal Farm Flashcards

1
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Who wrote Animal Farm?

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George Orwell

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When was George Orwell’s lifespan?

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1903-1950

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The “outsider” position often led Orwell to

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oppose the crowd

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The tale of the society the animals form into a totalitarian regime is generally viewed as __________________________________

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Orwell’s critique of the communist system in the former Soviet Union

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Why is Animal Farm still important today even though Soviet Communism has fallen and the Cold War is over? The answer lies in the _____________.

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power of allegory

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When was Animal Farm published?

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1945

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The _____ is one of the oldest literary forms.

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fable

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What is a fable?

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a short, written in either verse or prose, and conveys a clear moral or message

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What is an allegory?

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Any type of fiction that has multiple levels of meaning in this way

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In a _____________, the writer attacks a serious issue by presenting it in a ridiculous light or otherwise poking fun at it.

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satire

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_________ results when there is disparity between what an audience expects to happen and what really happens.

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Irony

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What kind of irony does Orwell use?

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dramatic irony

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_______ stages a critique of an individual, group, or idea by exaggerating faults and revealing hypocrisies

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satire

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14
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Which character in Animal Farm represents Joseph Stalin?

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Napoleon

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14
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Critics often consider Animal Farm to be an allegory of the ____________________

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Russian revolution

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15
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Which character in Animal Farm represents Leon Trotsky?

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Snowball

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16
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Which character in Animal Farm represents Karl Marx?

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Old Major

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17
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George Orwell is best known for what two works?

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1984 and Animal Farm

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18
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Orwell frequently criticized…

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Communism

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19
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Animal Farm is considered a

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Political satire

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20
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Animal characters standing for human “types”

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Fable

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21
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Has at least 2 levels of meaning - basic plot and the characters representing types of people or ideas

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allegory

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is usually short, written in either verse or prose, and conveys a clear moral or message

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fable

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Orwell uses this to expose the myth of Soviet socialism

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satire

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stages a critique of an individual, group, or idea by exaggerating faults and revealing hypocrisies

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satire

25
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the writer attacks a serious issue by presenting it in a ridiculous light or otherwise poking fun at it

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satire

26
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chased of the farm and becoes the scapegoat

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snowball

27
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communist dictator from 1922-1953

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Joseph Stalin

28
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creates a philosophy known as Animalism

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Old Major

29
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inventor of Communism who wanted to unite the working class to overthrow the government

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Karl Marx

30
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irresponsible owner of the farm

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Farmer Jones

31
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leads the rebellion against Farmer Jones

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Napoleon

32
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legitimately wanted to improve the lives of the Russian people

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Leon Trotsky

33
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one of the rebellion’s most valuable leaders in the novel

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Snowball

34
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pure Communist leader who was influenced by Karl Marx’s teachings

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Trotsky

35
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represent the KGB

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Dogs

36
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represents Nicholas II in the novel

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Farmer Jones

37
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represents religion

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Moses

38
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represents the dedicated, but tricked communist supporters of Stalin

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Boxer

39
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represents the propaganda department in the novel

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Squealer

40
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represents vain, selfish people in Russia and throughout the world who ignored the revolution and sought residence in more inviting countries

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Mollie

41
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used the KGB to enforce his ruthless, corrupt antics

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Stalin

42
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weak Russian leader during the early 1900s

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Nicholas II

43
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What does Major mean when he says “no animal escapes the cruel knife?”

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at some point once the animals are useless to the humans, the humans will kill them

44
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What solution does Major suggest to solve the animals’ problems?

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Rebel against the humans

45
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What effect did Major’s speech have on the more intelligent animals?

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They looked at life a different way

46
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Which animals begin teaching the others?

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the pigs

47
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What didn’t Mr. Jones do?

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Feed the animals

48
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Why does Snowball tell Mollie she cannot wear ribbons?

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ribbons symbolize slavery

49
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which animal leaves the farm with the humans

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moses

50
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what ability do the pigs “reveal” to the other animals

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they can read and write

51
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what did the animals decide to do with the farmhouse

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turn it into a museum

52
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what was the problem with the farm tools

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they were made for human hands

53
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why did Boxer ask the cockerels to call him half an hour earlier in the mornings

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he wanted to do more work

54
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which of snowballs programs did not fail

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reading and writing classes

55
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why did the animals enjoy their food more

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they produced it for themselves

56
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who is Mr. Pilkington?

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a neighboring farmer who was a calm gentleman but did a bad job with the upkeep of his farm Foxwood

57
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Who is Mr. Frederick?

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a neighboring farmer who was short tempered owned a smaller better kept farm, Pinchfield

58
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KNOW BATTLE OF THE COWSHED!!!!!!!

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yes

59
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THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS

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whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy
whatever goes upon four legs or has wings is a friend
no animal shall wear clothes
no animal shall sleep in a bed
no animal shall drink alcohol
no animal shall kill any other animal
all animals are equal

60
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Alone among the animals on the farm he never laughed

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benjamin

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