Adv. English Animal Farm Test on Monday (12-7-20)
Russian-Japanese War
200 killed and 800 wounded; five months into this war, Russia had lost 400,000 men. They would eventually lose 2 million
Dystopia
An imagined place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror A work describing such a place or state: "such as 'Brave New World'"
No, the pigs are the leaders and the other animals are the workers
Are all the animals equal in chapter 3? Describe any "classes" or rankings of animals that you see.
Nepoleon points out the new changes around the farm. He points out how the pigs kind of own the farm in their own way now. And the name of the farm is now changed back to "The Manor Farm." All the traces of rebellion have been erased.
At the conference with neighboring farmers in Chapter 10, what new changes does Napoleon point out?
As the animals are watching, the pigs start to resemble the humans. The animals can finally see their true situation. There is now no difference between them but it's too late to do anything.
At the end of Chapter 10, what do the other animals see when they look at the pigs?
Napoleon looks at Snowball and uttered a high pitch whimper and then Snowball was chased by dogs then he disappeared into a hole
At the meeting in chapter 5 about the windmill, Snowball begins to win over the animals. What does Napoleon do about this? What happens to Snowball?
Control over the intellectually inferior
Give a theme statement for control.
As repressive and self-serving
How did Orwell view socialists, communists, and fascists?
The animals worked well together because they all felt equal.
How well did the animals work together in chapter 3? Why do you think so?
Like a bourquoise, a wealthy landowner
If Mollie was a person, what would she be like?
Mr. Jones
In Chapter 1, who owns Manor Farm?
So he could tell the animals a distillation of the wisdom that he has acquired during his lifetime. Also, he had a strange dream
In Chapter 1, why does Old Major assemble the animals?
The windmill has been fixed but is not being used to gain energy for all the animals. Its now being used to mill corn to make money for the pigs.
In Chapter 10, What is the electricity generated by the windmill used for?
"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS."
In Chapter 10, all seven commandments are erased. What single commandment replaces them?
All the animals, including the new ones, are happy to be apart of the only farm family in England. They are all happy that at least at the farm there are no people walking on two legs.
In Chapter 10, how do the animals feel about their farm?
Animals have been bought to replace most of the dead ones. Most of the animals that were alive during the rebellion are now dead.
In Chapter 10, what changes have the years brought to the farm?
The pigs begin to wear the Jones' clothing and Napoleon carries a whip with him now. The pigs begin to walk on two legs
In Chapter 10, what do the pigs do that shocks the other animals?
"Four legs good, two legs BETTER"
In Chapter 10, what new motto replaces "Four legs good, two legs bad"?
Many animals can't understand the principals of Animalism, as there are too many rules and difficult words.
In Chapter 2, the animals encounter a couple of problems as they begin to discuss the coming rebellion. Name one of them.
It is called the Animalism
In Chapter 2, the pigs formulate the teachings of Old Major into a system of thought. What is it called?
Preserved as a museum, with no animal living inside.
In Chapter 2, what is done with the farmhouse?
The animals still need to work- the harvest needs taking in.
In Chapter 2, what seems funny about the working conditions after the rebellion?
Snowball and Napoleon
In Chapter 2, what two leaders emerge after the rebellion?
Snowball
In Chapter 2, who came up with the Seven Commandments?
Boxer because he works hard and believes everything that he is told.
In Chapter 3, who among the workers is most admired? Why?
No, they laughed at him
In Chapter 4, did Pilkington and Frederick offer to help Jones at first?
They used pigeons to spread the news
In Chapter 4, how did Napoleon and Snowball spread the news of the rebellion to the animals on neighboring farms?
They hated it. They couldn't stand to hear it. They would beat their animals.
In Chapter 4, how did the farmers react to their own animals singing "Beasts of England"?.
The Battle of the Cowshed
In Chapter 4, what name was given to the battle in which Jones and his friends tried to retake Animal Farm?
Snowball studied an old book of Julius Caesar's campaigns which he had found in the farmhouse
In Chapter 4, where did Snowball learn his "Battle of the Cowshed" techniques?
To trick the humans - It leads the humans to the barn where they are ambushed by the horses, cows and pigs.
In Chapter 4, why did Snowball give the sound for retreat in the Battle of the Cowshed?
"Vote for Snowball and the three-day week" "Vote for Napoleon and the full manger" (full manger means food and work for all)
In Chapter 5, the animals divided into two factions (they took two sides). What slogans did they come up with?
To add electricity (the windmill is the equivalent of the Soviets Nipper Dam).
In Chapter 5, what idea did Snowball have to improve conditions on the farm?
"4 legs good 2 legs bad"
In Chapter 5, what phrase always stopped any arguments from the animals?
"I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right"
In Chapter 5, what two phrases does Boxer use frequently?
the animals can't remember anything
In Chapter 5, when Squealer explains about the windmill at the end of the chapter, what causes the animals to go along with his explanation?
He is the one who gets blamed when anything goes wrong on the farm
In Chapter 6, how is Snowball used as a scapegoat?
They had to trade to help the farm
In Chapter 6, what did Napoleon tell the hens about giving up their eggs?
It was supposed to be their day off
In Chapter 6, what was ironic about the animals working on the windmill on Sundays?
Commandment number 4- No animals shall sleep in beds WITH SHEETS
In Chapter 6, which commandment is changed and how?
It was tall and the rocks were down in the quarry. They struggled with moving the rocks. They have to drop them off the ledge to break them.
In Chapter 6, why was the windmill so hard to build?
Boxer
In Chapter 6, without whom would the windmill have been impossible?
lay their eggs on the rafters so that the eggs will smash on the floor of the barn so Napolean won't profit or trade from the eggs.
In Chapter 7, what did the hens do to rebel against giving up their eggs?
The confessions and executions of the pigs and other animals symbolize rebellion amongst the general public, and it also symbolizes slaughter of the innocent. The executions symbolize the mass killing of when Joseph Stalin killed citizens who were suspected of rebellion. The commandment this violates is commandment number 6- No animal shall kill any other animal.
In Chapter 7, what do the confessions and executions of the pigs, hens, goose, and sheep symbolize? Which of the Seven Commandments does this violate?
Boxer believed it was his/the animals' fault that the slaughter took place; Napoleon is always right and he will work harder.
In Chapter 7, what does Boxer think was the cause of the frightening slaughter of fellow animals? What is his solution?
Wanted to show the humans that they could get it back up in a hurry; they want the prove the envious humans wrong.
In Chapter 7, what was one of the strongest motivations for completing the rebuilding of the windmill?
All the animals in the farm were starving, so Napoleon accepted through Whymper to sell four hundred eggs per week, which would pay the price for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer.
In Chapter 7, why did it finally become necessary for the hens to surrender all their eggs?
Squealer most of the time spoke for Napoleon, Napoleon rarely came out of his shed. He said that food production needed to be increased, so the animals did even more work.
In Chapter 8, how does Squealer distract attention from the changes in the Commandments?
They flew their flag, fired guns, Napoleon gave a speech, and a funeral was given to all the animals who were killed.
In Chapter 8, how is the victory celebrated?
He wants to get the most money possible, and this transaction with humans wasn't necessary to their survival, but the way he negotiated the price, he was doing more human things and he gets scammed by Mr. Frederick who pays him in counterfeit notes.
In Chapter 8, what is important about Napoleon's duplicity in the sale of the timber?
All the animals except Benjamin had no idea what it meant. They were just scared when they heard the ladder and bucket crashing to the ground.
In Chapter 8, what is the animals' reaction when Squealer falls from a ladder with a bucket of paint while "clarifying" another of the commandments?
They had the same quality of life as before, but they were under more of a dictatorship now, and it was more apparent.
In Chapter 8, what is the quality of life of the animals?
The cockerel trumpeted before Napoleon spoke, making him look like a king.
In Chapter 8, what is the significance of the cockerel who marches in front of Napoleon?
They started to drink alcohol.
In Chapter 8, what new vice do the pigs acquire?
Boxer extolled the glories of Animal Farm, and worked very hard to create the windmill. The pigs use him as a model of a hard, loyal worker to get some to work harder; the others work harder out of fear of the glue factory.
In Chapter 9, how did the pigs use Boxer's death to get the animals to work harder?
Napoleon is elected by unanimous vote, and was the only candidate.
In Chapter 9, how was the president of the new Republican elected?
Boxer is sent to the glue factory- the pigs said they would send him to a human hospital, and that he died telling Squealer of the gloreis of Animal Farm. It is tragic because Boxer was 12 and almost ready for retirment to the pasture.
In Chapter 9, what happens to Boxer? Why is this so tragic?
Pigs are increasing especially Napoleon's children. The rest of the animals decrease, especially those who previously rebelled.
In Chapter 9, what species of animal is increasing in number? decreasing?
Separated for the good of Animal Farm, meaning the pigs are the leaders, and shouldn't learn the hardships (or atrocities) done to the others.
In Chapter 9, why are only the young pigs educated, and why are they discouraged from playing with other young animals?
The men were out of Animal Farm, and they were angry at the men and sought vengeance.
In chapter 8, what turns the Battle of the Windmill in the animals' favor?
Bloody Sunday
January 9, 1905, the day where a group of workers marched on the Czar's Palace in Russia and demanded change
the animals are free, happy, well fed, and treated with dignity; more food, don't drink alcohol, don't sleep in a house, no clothes, no tobacco, don't kill other animals
List the ideals outlined by Old Major that should occur after the rebellion in Chapter 1.
The seventh commandment, "All Animals are Equal"
Look again at the Seven Commandments. Which one is no longer in effect in Chapter 5?
Pigs move into farmhouse, no Sunday meetings, Squealer does
Name one change that is made after Snowball is kicked out in Chapter 5. Who is it that convinces the animals that Napoleon was actually helping them?
They needed it so that they could be smarter in making the decisions and rules
Name one of the arguments that Squealer used to explain why the milk was going to the pigs in Chapter 2.
Put up the flag, shoot off the Mr. Jones' gun
Name two human rituals (traditions) that the animals used to celebrate their victory in Chapter 4.
Mr. Jones shoots at the barn while the animals sing Beasts of England because he thought he saw a fox
What broke up the meeting in Chapter 1?
Internalization
What do Boxer and the sheep stand for?
Compliance
What do Clover and Benjamin stand for?
Identification
What do the dogs and Squealer stand for?
skeptics
What does Benjamin symbolize?
The only good human is a dead human
What does Napoleon tell Boxer in chapter 4 that shows him to be ruthless?
propaganda
What does Squealer represent?
He visits the farm at night and does mischief, and there are also rumors that he is hiding on one of the neighboring farms
What else is revealed about Snowball in chapter 7?
Planning the rebellion, teaching themselves how to read, forming the Seven Commandments.
What have the pigs been doing for the past three months in chapter 2?
Religion
What is Moses the Raven?
Communism
What is animalism?
He was sad that he killed the boy during the battle
What makes Boxer seem particularly human and lovable in Chapter 4?
He stumbled drunkenly to bed after forgetting to secure his farm buildings properly (he drinks), doesn't give the animals enough food, and treats animals poorly
What problem does Mr. Jones have in Chapter 1?
Snowball and Napoleon argue on every decision.
What shows that there are already problems in the leadership of the new government in Chapter 3?
Eric Blair
What was George Orwell's real name?
Hiding in her stall in the stable
Where was Mollie during the Battle of the Cowshed in Chapter 4?
KGB
Who are Napoleon's dogs?
common people
Who are the hens, proletariat, and the other animals?
Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer
Who are the three main pigs?
Communist supporters
Who does Boxer represent?
Czar Nicholas II
Who is Mr. Jones?
Joseph Stalin
Who is Napoleon?
Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin
Who is Old Major?
Old Major, who represents both Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, serves as the source of the ideals that the animals continue to uphold even after their pig leaders have betrayed them. He is a wise and persuasive pig.
Who is Old Major?
Leon Trotsky
Who is Snowball?
Squealer
Who was sent to explain why the milk was being used by the pigs in Chapter 2?
the pigs
Who was taking the milk in chapter 2?
allegory
any type of fiction that has multiple levels of meaning (symbolic narrative)
Karl Marx
author of The Communist Manifesto
Conformity
compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
communism
political system where all members are supposedly equal, and all work for the good of the system
fable
usually short, written in either verse or prose, and conveys a clear moral or message
"spiral of science"
when one opinion becomes entirely socially dominant because those people who have different opinions are afraid to speak or act on them
satire
when the writer attacks a serious issue by presenting it in a ridiculous light or otherwise poking fun at it