Historical Illusions
Answer general questions
Explain passages and interpretive questions
Vocab
Windmill
100
what does the windmill represent
the enormous reconstruction projects undertaken in Soviet Russia after the Russian Revolution.
100
What happened to the commandment, “No animal shall kill any other animal”?
It changed to, "no animal shall kill another animal without cause
100
"If she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak." (get close)
Snowball had this vision that many of the elderly animals shared. They all thought life with no humans would be a paradise or even a utopia, but Napoleon used terror to control and take advantage of the animals.
100
define cockerel (get close)
a rooster
100
What is the windmill made out of?
stone
200
What does the killing of the animals that disobey represent in history
The crushing of all people who rebel against communism
200
What does Napoleon want to sell to Mr. Pilkington or Mr. Frederickson?
Pile of Timber
200
“It had become usual to give Napoleon the credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune.” (get close)
Napoleon has so much power over the animals that their ways of thinking was altered. Even when they were working to death, they praised Napoleon’s good guidance and planning.
200
define envious (get close)
jealous- being more superior than the others
200
What hardships did the animals face to rebuild the windmill?
winter
300
smack talk about snowball
snowball who represents Leo Trotsky who even though was helping the people was chased off and was named a traitor even though he didn't do any thing. he was a cover up for all of there problems also.
300
How did Napoleon get the hens to lay their legs?
By starving them
300
“If a window was broken or a drain was blocked up, someone was certain to say that Snowball had come in the night and done it, and when the key of the store-shed was lost, the whole farm was convinced that Snowball had thrown it down the well.” (get close)
The animals were made to think Snowball, the pig who had plans opposite to Napoleon’s, was the one who caused all the trouble. After Napoleon drove him out with his trained dogs, all misfortunes were blamed on Snowball for conspiring with the humans against the farm.
300
define chaff (get close)
dry, scaly protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain, or similar fine, dry, scaly plant material
300
Boxer inspired the animals to rebuild during hardships by saying?
"I will work Harder!"
400
the animals confessing to "working with snowball"
this happened in history when Joseph Stalin would round up all the people who he thought were working against the community and would kill them
400
What happened to animals that disobeyed Napoleon? They were killed on spot by his dogs
They were killed on spot by his dogs
400
What technique does Napoleon use to the outside world so it appears everything is going fine on the farm?
He goes to Mr. Whymper to report that everything is going fine and they have enough food.
400
define skulking (get close)
Keeping out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive, or moving stealthily or furtively
400
How many inches thick was the original windmill?
18 inches
500
the changing of the seven commandments
this represents how Joseph Stalin was starting to change communism in a extreme way, and forced people to think that's they way it would be
500
In the almost empty bins, what was covered on the remaining grain and meal to help protect it?
sand
500
Describe the character Squealer
Squealer is Napoleons right hand man. He reports what Napoleon is planning as Napoleon is rarely seen in public the farther the book progress
500
define sallied (get close)
Set out from a place to do something or charge at an enemy
500
In what season was the windmill finished? Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter?
autumn
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