Russian Revolution
Who was in control of Russia before the start of the Russian Revolution?
Czar Nicholas II
Which propaganda technique often uses racist, sexist and other culturally offensive images and languages to channel anger towards an “enemy” or opposing side.
Stereotypes
Who is found with sugar cubes and ribbons? This if the first character to abandon the farm and the testaments on Animalism
Mollie
Which character serves as a motherly figure, and even shelters ducklings in chapter 1?
Clover
Who often says:
“I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right.”
Boxer
What were the main complaints from the working class before the start of the Russian Revolution?
Long working hours (14-18 hours per day)
Unlivable wages
Starvation
Which propaganda techniques makes the other side(s) of an argument or issue seem ridiculous, dangerous, or weak to help convince people to support the other side or candidate. Often does not use facts.
Attack Opponents / Name Calling
Why does the first windmill fall, and why does the second windmill fall?
1. Blown down by a storm
2. Destroyed by humans attacking the farm
Which character remains quiet and cynical no matter the changes that he notices?
Benjamin
"Comrade...those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons?
Snowball
What group did Karl Marx lead, and what famous text did he write?
The Communist League
The Manifesto of the Communist Party
Which propaganda technique is often used by dictators who want to hold onto their power by creating their own image as someone who is strong, who always does right, and who serves as a protector or father figure.
Cult of personality
What was Boxer looking forward to in chapter 9?
Seeing the Windmill well underway & retirement
What real person did Napoleon represent?
When Boxer is taken away, who says this line:
“Fools! Fools! Fools! Do you not see what is written on the side of that van?”
Benjamin
What role did Vladmir Lenin play in the Russian Revolution?
He led the Bolshevik Party, which took control of the government after ousting Czar Nicholas II
Why is the appeal to numbers, facts & statistics often an effective propaganda technique? The facts, numbers, and statistics do not have to be true.
People tend to believe charts, graphs and numbers without questioning where the data comes from or how it may have been manipulated to support a political issue or group.
At the end of the book, what caused the fight?
Both Napoleon and Pilkington played the same card.
Who planned the defense at the Battle of Cowshed?
Snowball, using Julius Caesar's campaigns
"Bravery is not enough...Loyalty and obedience are more important. And as to the Battle of the Cowshed, I believe the time will come when we shall find that Snowball's part in it was much exaggerated."
Squealer
Who does the working class represent in Animal Farm? Who does the ruling class represent in Animal Farm?
1. The animals
2. Mr. Jones (& other humans) & later on Napoleon and the pigs
Which propaganda technique does Old Major use in his opening speech in chapter 1?
Simplifying a complex issue: humans bad, animals good!
What did Clover see that shocked her and the other animals in Chapter Ten?
Pigs walking on 2 legs
Which character leaves after ousting Mr. Jones, but eventually returns and tells the animals stories?
Moses the raven
"Comrades...do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL!...Snowball has done this thing! In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year."
Napoleon