animal farm midterm Flashcards
Who does Old Major identify, in his speech, as the primary adversary of the animals
Mankind
What is the first vote that Old Major puts to the animals
To decide whether or not rats are comrades
What is the name of the song that Old Major teaches the animals
Beasts of England
After Old Major’s death, the animals begin to prepare for the eventual rebellion. When do they anticipate this rebellion taking place
They don’t know, but they don’t think it will be within their own lifetime
Which animals are considered the cleverest, and thus take on the task of organizing and preparing for the coming rebellion
The pigs
Which animal on the farm is portrayed as vain, shallow, and superficial
Mollie
Which animal on the farm is admired for his/her strength of character and how hardworking he/she is
Boxer
What story does Moses the raven spread among the animals
That after the animals die, they go to a magical land called SugarCandy Mountain
Which of the pigs is the most idealistic and the most vocal in advocating for the principles of Animalism
Snowball
What ultimately brings about the rebellion
Mr. Jones and his men neglect to feed the animals
All of the objects burned and destroyed by the animals after the rebellion are ______
Symbols of the animal’s opression
What do the animals decide to do with the farmhouse
preserve is as a museum
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven commandments of Animalism
All animals must work
What happens to the milk at the end of Chapter 2
It disappears, and the animals do not know what happened to it
Which of the following best explains how Old Major is like Karl Marx
He has a vision of a future society that is free and egalitarian
When animals gather to listen to Old Major’s dream, how are they arranged
The animals are grouped by species. There is some sort of hierarchy (subtle): dogs and pigs on top.
Who does Old Major identify as the enemy? Why?
Old Major identifies Man as the enemy because Man is the only animal that consumes without producing
Old Major says, “And remember also that in fighting against Man, we must not come to resemble him.” What specific vices of man does Major identify?
No animal may live in a house, sleep in a bed, wear clothes, drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, touch money, engage in trade, tyrannize over his own kid, or hill any other animal.
What developments occur in regards to the rebellion after Major’s death
The animals, primarily the pigs, start to develop it into a thought. They’re laying the groundwork and setting a basic philosophy for the future generations to rebel
Why don’t the pigs like Moses’s stories about SugarCandy Mountain
Moses’s stories about SugarCandy Mountain distracts the animals from the philosophy and, if the animals believe they’ll end up somewhere happy, the animals are more likely to be complacent
After overthrowing Mr. Jones, what do the animals burn? Why?
The animals go into the harness room and burn all the tools in it that Mr. Jones used to hurt the animals or force them to obey (harnesses, dog chains, knives, halters, nose bags, whips, ribbons, etc.)
What is the animals’ perception of the farmhouse, where Mr. Jones lived? What do they decide about the farmhouse?
Shocking to see the degree of luxury compared to theirs.
Preserve as is to be a monument to the past.
The animals were both frightened of entering the farmhouse and in awe of its luxury. They decided that the farmhouse would be a museum and no one would ever live there.
What are the Seven Commandments of Animalism?
- 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 another animal
- All animals are equal
