Vocabulary 1
By the collapse of the windmill, the human beings were becoming _________ and told more and more lies.
emboldened
Who owns Manor Farm in Animal Farm?
Mr. Jones
For five days the hens held out, then they ___________ and went back to their nesting boxes.
capitulated
Animal Farm is an allegory for which of the following:
Russian Revolution
The eggs were _______ delivered, as the grocer's fan pulled up on time.
duly
Napoleon appeared to change __________, and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go, whereat Boxer lifted his hoof, and the dog slunk away, bruised and howling
countenance
Which character(s) in Animal Farm were used by Napoleon to enforce his rules/laws on the other animals?
Dogs
A gander who had been __________ to the plot had confessed his guilt to Squealer and immediately committed suicide by swallowing deadly nightshade berries.
privy
What is the "Beasts of England?"
A unifying song of rebellion
The weaker animals had been ________ for showing cowardice in the battle.
censured
Napoleon had several ________ watch over the other animals.
sentinels
Mollie is an allegory for which of the following:
The upper middle class
The animals were ______ for a time when Snowball’s ideals seemed possible.
wistful
Farmer Jones is an allegory for which of the following:
Czar Nicholas the second
He called the animals together and told them that he had a terrible piece of news to __________.
A cry of _______ went up. Straw was laid down outside the doors of the farmhouse, and the animals walked on tiptoe.
lamentation
Capitalism is best described as:
a society that property is publicly owned and each person is paid according to their needs.
A rumour went round that Snowball had after all __________ to introduce poison into Napoleon's food.
contrived
What influenced Orwell to write Animal Farm?
His first hand experience with communism.
The animals found the problem _______; in any case, they had little time for speculating on such things now.
insoluble
That there was something _________ and even revolutionary in the outlook of himself and his colleagues.
subversive
Boxer is sold to the slaughter house because..
He is superannuated and thus no longer useful.
On the same day it was given out that fresh documents had been discovered which revealed further details about Snowball’s ______ with Jones.
complicity
Benjamin is an allegory for which of the following:
The working class
But before doing so, there were a few words that he felt it ______ upon him to say.
incumbent