Literary Terms
Plot or Theme?
Vocabulary
Soviet Union
George Orwell
100
a work of literature that teaches a moral lesson, usually with animals as the characters
What is fable
100
Napoleon cancels Sunday meetings
What is plot
100
something that is unplanned
What is impromtu
100
The evil ruler who was overthrown in the Bolshevik Revolution
What is Czar Nicholas II
100
t/f George Orwell believed the Soviet Union stayed true to Marx's ideas of Communism
What is false
200
Saying one thing but meaning something different
What is irony
200
Too much of the same leadership may lead to corruption
What is theme
200
14 days
What is fortnight
200
These two historical persons had a power struggle over ruling the Soviet Union
What is Stalin and Trotsky
200
George Orwell believed strongly in having a government that valued ___________ for all citizens.
What is equality
300
When a story or creative work has a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
What is allegory
300
Napoleon begins to trade with humans
What is plot
300
to be stubborn
What is obstinate
300
A political system in which major resources and means of production are owned by the community rather then the individual
What is communism
300
George Orwell wrote Animal Farm to be a satire of ....
What is communism used incorrectly by the Soviet Union
400
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
What is propaganda
400
A naive working class is dangerous to society
What is theme
400
"I will work harder!"
What is maxim
400
A german philosopher that transformed communism into a political movement
What is Karl Marx
400
Animal Farm is an allegory about
What is the Russian Revolution
500
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
What is satire
500
Squelar lies to the animals and tells them the pigs need the apples for their brainpower
What is plot
500
working without getting tired
What is indefatigable
500
the "haves" and the "have-nots"
What is bourgeois and proletariat
500
What image did George Orwell see that inspired him to write Animal Farm
What is a boy whipping a horse