Important Times and Places
What year was Animal Farm written?
1945
A story about a real political or historical. (An extended metaphor about a real-life situation).
What is an "allegory?"
Eric Arthur Blair
What is George Orwell's real name?
When a government controls the economy, and the people's values and beliefs
What is a totalitarian government?
What year did WORLD WAR II end?
1945
An exaggeration or over emphasis on something.
What is a 'hyperbole?"
Who was the first Soviet "Head of State?"
Vladimir Lenin
Another word for Emperor or King
What is a "Czar?"
Where was "George Orwell" born?
India
Mocking or making fun of someone, like a political leader. (Example: Saturday Night Live SNL).
The last Czar or "Emperor/ King" of Russia before the revolution.
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
The economy, the media, and the values of the people
What does a totalitarian government control?
What significant revolution is "Animal Farm" based on?
The Russian Revolution
Contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.
What is "irony?"
He took over leadership of Russia after Lenin's death in 1924.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
He overtook the power of Russia after Lenin's death.
Joseph Stalin