Animal Farm Test Flashcards
the manipulation and control of language
propaganda
use of words to soften the true meaning
euphemism
“not a food reduction but a food readjustment”…“we’re not firing our workers, we’re downsizing”
ephemism
simplification covers the true meaning
oversimplification
“Taco Bell’s ‘Taco Lite’…”…”made with real juice” (but only 10 %)
oversimplification
to do something everyone else is doing
bandwagon
one part of a statement contradicts another part
internal contradiction
“work is voluntary, but rations will be cut”…”you don’t have to take the test, but you won’t pass 4th quarter”
internal contradiction
no logical cause is given or known for the effect
faulty cause and effect reasoning
avoid answering the question by skirting the issue or answering with another question
begging the question
usually at press conferences or with politicians
begging the question
The masses must be behind the leader and feel that his or her new ideas will make a real difference in their lives
supporters
It’s important that the followers and supporters of the leader not be too educated. They must follow blindly and without question.
ignorance of followers
There must be someone or something to blame for all the bad conditions the leader wants to eradicate
scapegoat
an appeal to authority and credibility
ethos
an appeal to emotions
pathos
an appeal to logic and reason
logos
as a doctor, I can say that this product will certainly improve your health
ethos
if you don buy this life insurance, you are letting your family down
pathos
its a fact that smoking causes cancer, therefore if you don´t want cancer, don´t smoke
logos
George Orwell lived from ___________
1903-1950
George Orwell was noted as a novelist and critic, as well as a _______ and ________ commentator.
political
cultural
Orwell was best known for his ________ in general and ______ in particular.
critical of totalitarianism
Stalinism
Orwell had a reputation for __________. His ¨outsider¨ position often led him to ____________.
standing apart
oppose the crowd
He viewed socialists, communists, and fascist as _________ and ___________.
repressive
self-serving
Orwell was skeptical of __________ and their willingness to forsake ides in favor of power.
governments
a tale of oppressed individuals who long for freedom but ultimately are corrupted by assuming the very power that had originally oppressed them
Animal Farm
Animal Farm is considered
political satire
The tale of society the animals form into a totalitarian regime is viewed as Orwell´s critique of the ________________.
communist system in the former Soviet Union
oldest literary forms that dates back to 6th century BCE
fable
short, written in either verse or prose, and conveys a clear moral or message
fable
Orwell took the short animal fable and expanded it to the length of a short novel in the form of an ___________.
allegory
animal characters stand for human ¨types¨
fable
has atleast 2 levels of meaning- the animals stand for people or ideas and the plot
allegory
Orwell uses this to expose the myth of Soviet socialism
satire
results when there is a disparity between what an audience would expect and what really happens
irony
stages a critique of an individual, group, or idea by exaggerating faults and revealing hypocrisies
satire
the writer attacks a serious issue by presenting it in a ridiculous light or otherwise poking fun at it
satire
Animal farm is considered an allegory of the ________________.
Russian revolution
the Czar Nicholos II´s government was overthrown and replaced by the Bolshevik leadership of _____________.
Vladamir Lenin
After Lenin´s death, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin fought for power and _________ won.
Stalin
boar who leads the rebellion
Napoleon
communist dictator of the soviet union from 1922-1953
Joseph Stalin
irresponsible owner of the farm
farmer Jones
weak russian leader during early 1900s
Czar Nicholas II
Farmer Jones represents
Czar Nicholas II
becomes the rebellions most valueable leader
Snowball
chased off the farm and used as a scapegoat
Snowball
pure communist leader who wanted to improve life for people and was influenced by Karl’s Marx teachings
Leon Trotsky
Snowball represents
Leon Trotsky
old boar whose speech about evil perpetrated by humans rouses the animals to rebel
Old Major
teaches the philosophy known as animalism
Old Major
inventor of communism who wanted to unite the working class and overthrow the government
Karl Marx
Old Major represents
Karl Marx
big mouth who becomes Napoleon’s mouthpiece
Squealer
represents propaganda
Squealer
dedicated but dim witted horse who collapses due to exhaustion
Boxer
represents dedicated but tricked communist supporters of Stalin
Boxer
farms sheepdog who keeps tabs on the pigs and is first to suspect something is wrong
Jessie
tells stories about “sugar candy mountain” and represents religion
Moses
owns foxwood farm and is profits from Animal Farm by forming alliance with the pigs
Farmer Pilkington
goat who believes in rebellion and watches animal farm slip away from its principles
Muriel
represents vain selfish people in Russia and throughout the world who ignored the revolution
Mollie
napoleons private army used fear to force the animals to work
the dogs
represent the KGB
the dogs
taught by Ojd Major
no rich, no poor
better life for workers
all animals are equal
everyone owns the farm
animalism
taught by Ojd Major
no rich, no poor
better life for workers
all animals are equal
everyone owns the farm
animalism
invented by Karl Marx
all people are equal
government owns everything
people own the government
Communism
Alone among the animals on the farm he never laughed
Benjamin
¨Our labor tills the sold, our dung fertilizes it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin¨
said by Old Major
A white stripe down his nose gave him a somewhat stupid appearance
Boxer
He was still a majestic looking pig, with a wise benevolent appearance
Old Major
¨Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons¨
said by Snowball
talking to Molly
He could turn black into white
Squealar
¨Day and night we are watching over your welfare¨
Squealar
He was the admiration of everybody
Boxer
They did not work, but directed and supervised the others
the Pigs
They continued to behave very much as before, and when treated with generosity simply took advantage of it
the wild creatures (rats & rabbits)
These two disliked each other so much that it was difficult for them to come to any agreement, even in defense of their own interests
Napoleon and Snowball
Most of the time _____ had spent sitting in the taproom of the Red Lion at Willingdon
Mr. Jones
¨Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill?¨
said by Napoleon
talking about Snowball
Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself, but _____ would never listen to her
Boxer
______ ended his speech with his usual cry of ¨Long live Animal Farm¨
Napoleon
________ would even come out at nights and work for an hour or two on his own by the light of the harvest moon
Boxer
¨I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm¨
said by Boxer
_______ sprung forward with a cry of ¨Death to Humanity!¨ and sunk his teeth into Jones´ leg
Napoleon
He confessed to having urinated in the drinking pool
a sheep
___________ seemed to understand, but would say nothing
Benjamin
He was walking slowly and dejectedly, his eyes dull, his tail hanging limply behind him
Squealar
He had flogged an old horse to death, he starved his cows, he had killed a dog by throwing it into the furnace, he amused himself in the evenings by making cocks fight with splinters of razor-blade tied to their spurs
Farmer Frederick
[He] would talk, with the tears rolling down his cheeks, of Napoleon’s wisdom the goodness of his heart, and the deep love he bore to all animals everywhere, even and especially the unhappy animals who still lived in ignorance and slavery on other farms
Squealar
¨Fools! Fools! Fools! Do you not see what is written on the side of that van?¨
Benjamin
He had commanded that once a week there should be held something called a Spontaneous Demonstration
Napoleon
it now appeared that he had not, as the animals had previously imagined, merely attempted to lose the battle of the Cowshed by means of a stratagem, but had been openly fighting on Jones’ side
Snowball
in the middle of the summer he suddenly reappeared on the farm, after an absence of several years
Moses
“Up there, comrades,” he would say solemnly, pointing to the sky with his large beak- “up there, just on the other side of that dark cloud that you can see- there it lies, sugarcandy mountain…”
said by Moses
“even when i was young i could have not read what was written up there.”
Clover
“four legs good, two legs better!”
the sheep
“Gentlemen, here is my toast: to the prosperity of the manor farm!”
said by Napoleon
There were very many of them, and their appetites were always good.
pigs & dogs
Majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side
Napoleon
He believed that he was right in saying that the lower animals on Animal farm did more work and received less food than any animal in the county
Pilkington
