Test Flashcards

1
Q

What is the idea of “Beasts of England”?

A

Things will be different after the revolution

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2
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What is the power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon?

A

Snowball’s opposition to Napoleon corrupting animalism

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3
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What words describe the animals?

A

Gullible, hard - working, and illiterate

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4
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What does the closing line tell you?

A

That the animals can no longer distinguish friend (animal), or foe (human)

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5
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What is not an original commandment

A

No animal shall eat human food

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6
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What did the sheep chant? How did it change? Why?

A

Four legs good, two legs bad.
Four legs good, two legs better.
This was because the pigs were turning into humans and wanted power

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7
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What did Moses the raven represent?

A

Religion

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8
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What was Moses doing on the farm

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Convincing the animals to continue working hard, so that they could go to Sugar Candy Mountain, a.k.a. heaven

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9
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What is the relationship between the Russian Revolution, and Animal Farm?

A

Animal farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution

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10
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What is the main turning point?

A

When the pigs take the apples and milk, and nothing is done about it

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11
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What does Squealer represent?

A

Propaganda

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12
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What is Mollie’s personality?

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Mollie is vain, and stuck in old ways.

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13
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What was one of Napoleons main roles?

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Taking credit for the windmill

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14
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What happened to the chickens?

A

They got executed from the farm, because of rebellion

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15
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Conditions on the farm were better when Jones was there. What type of irony is this?

A

Situational Irony

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16
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The original owner of Manor Farm was __________ , soon after, _________ , and __________ , took control of the farm.

A

Mr. Jones, Snowball, Napoleon

17
Q

Who does Mr. Jones represent?

A

Czar Nicholas II

18
Q

Who does Moses represent?

A

Religion

19
Q

Who does Napoleon represent?

A

Joseph Stalin

20
Q

Who does Snowball represent?

A

Leon Trotsky

21
Q

Who does Boxer represent?

A

Working Class

22
Q

Who does Old Major represent?

A

Karl Marx

23
Q

What does Animalism represent?

A

Communism

24
Q

Who do the Dogs represent?

A

The Secret Police (a.k.a. the Cheka)

25
Q

Who is George Orwell?

A

The author of Animal Farm

26
Q

Who does Clover represent?

A

All of the women, from the Russian Revolution

27
Q

Who are Jessie and Bluebell?

A

Jessie and Bluebell’s puppies were taken by Napoleon and raised to be his guard dogs.

28
Q

What do the Sheep represent?

A

Another part of propaganda

29
Q

What do the Hens represent?

A

The hens correspond to the Ukrainian peasants who tried to against Stalin (Napoleon), but then got executed

30
Q

What is Benjamin’s role in the book?

A

Benjamin is the donkey who disagreed with the pigs, but didn’t have enough power to go against them