Vocab A.
The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.
Anaphora
Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is Brutus’ fatal flaw?
a. His marriage to Portia
b. His idealistic/trusting personality and loyalty to country
c. His disregard for superstition and the gods
d. His family’s past history
His idealistic/trusting personality and loyalty to country
In the end, Brutus commits suicide because he
intends to become a martyr to the Republican cause.
cannot face the prospect of living without his belovéd Portia.
has become mentally unbalanced as a result of his recent, stunning defeat.
is determined not to be humiliated and dragged through Rome in Antony's triumph.
is determined not to be humiliated and dragged through Rome in Antony's triumph.
Which character mirrors the acts of Joseph Stalin?
Napoleon
Pathos
A way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or a convincing story.
Logos
A way of persuading an audience with reason, using facts and figures. (If...then statements)
What is Cassius’ fatal flaw?
a. He’s practical and manipulative
b. He forgets what’s best for Rome
c. His love of Caesar
d. He is submissive and lets Brutus lead
He’s practical and manipulative
Cassius’ story of the Tiber attacks what aspect of Caesar’s makeup?
His leadership abilities because he lead his troops the wrong way.
His loyalty because he left Cassius struggling in the river.
His health because Caesar was too weak to make it across.
His over-confidence when it came to leading Rome.
His health because Caesar was too weak to make it across.
In the end, which of the following best describes the difference between the pigs and humans?
a. The pigs maintain their animalistic nature because they can’t shed it entirely.
b. There is no difference between them anymore. They are now the same creature.
c. They pigs treat their laborers worse than the humans think is appropriate.
d. The pigs are communists and the humans are capitalists.
There is no difference between them anymore. They are now the same creature.
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Allusion
Ethos
Used as a means of convincing an audience by the authority or credibility of the persuader, be it a notable or experienced figure in the field or even a popular celebrity
A theme of the play is that
a. democracy is infallible because the people cannot be deceived.
b. able people in power tend to let power go to their head.
c. lean men who read a great deal make dangerous political adversaries.
d. portents and omens lack validity simple because the gods do not exist.
able people in power tend to let power go to their head.
Brutus's success as both soldier and politician is consistently hampered by his
age
love for Portia
love of Rome and his patriotism
friendship with Cassius
love of Rome and his patriotism
The narrator says that the animals were happy to believe that times were better now than when Jones ran the farm because “in those days they had been slaves and now they were free.” What makes this statement ironic?
a. They actually were better off under the leadership of Jones than they are with Napoleon.
b. It isn’t really ironic. The animals now have the freedom to leave whenever they want to, something they couldn’t do with Mr. Jones.
c. They are in the exact same place they were before Mr. Jones was run out. Their lives haven’t changed.
d. It’s a false cause and effect. They are manipulated into believing that the reason for their freedom is the overthrow of Mr. Jones.
They are in the exact same place they were before Mr. Jones was run out. Their lives haven’t changed.
An author’s attitude about a subject or text.
Tone
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Anecdote
By comparing Brutus’ name to Caesar’s, Cassius hopes to
a. secure Brutus' aid in the conspiracy
b. advance Caesar’s fame
c. remind Brutus of his noble ancestry
d. make Brutus jealous of Caesar.
secure Brutus’ aid in the conspiracy
In his funeral oration Brutus is [i], Antony in his is [ii]:
a. [i] short, pithy, and to-the-point; [ii] long, rambling, and full of insults.
b. [i] clever, witty, and rhetorical; [ii] straight-forward, passionate, and plain.
c. [i] calm, ordinary, and colorless; [ii] emotional, poetic, and full of insinuation.
d. [i] long-winded, repetitious, and poetic; [ii] dispassionate, brief, and psychological.
Brutus' speech is calm, ordinary, and colorless; Antony's speech is emotional, poetic, and full of insinuation.
Which of the following best illustrates how Orwell feels about the uneducated working class and his views of socialism?
a. The animals stop all the work they are doing and take the time to say goodbye to Boxer as he leaves for treatment.
b. The animals, time and time again, fall victim to Squealer’s manipulations because they don’t listen to his speeches.
c. Boxer, even after his injury, keeping working through the pain in order to see the windmill completed because whatever Napoleon says is right.
d. The sheep interrupt the disgruntled animals to bleat out their sayings in order to maintain control and keep the focus of meetings on the matters at hand.
Boxer, even after his injury, keeping working through the pain in order to see the windmill completed because whatever Napoleon says is right.
Alliteration
The repetition of speech sounds, typically (but not always) consonants, in nearby words or accented syllables.
Allegory
an abstract idea is given a form of characters, actions or events.
What does Cassius mean by the following statement: “I cannot tell what you and other men / Think of this life, but for my single self, / I had as life not be, as live to be / In awe of such a thing as myself,” (93-96)?
a. Brutus needs to remember that he and Cassius are equals – Cassius will not bow to Brutus any longer
b. Cassius would rather not live than live under the rule of a man who loves power and thinks he is better than other men.
c. Caesar cannot live alone. He must always be surrounded with other men
d. Men who cannot live under Roman rule should go elsewhere.
Cassius would rather not live than live under the rule of a man who loves power and thinks he is better than other men.
The difference between Cassius and Brutus is their leadership style. Brutus is (i), while Cassius is (ii).
a. (i)democratic, (ii) republican
b. (i)stoic, (ii)emotionless
c. (i)pragmatic, (ii) idealistic
d. (i)idealistic, (ii) practical
Brutus is idealistic and Cassius is practical.
Which of the following answers is NOT a specific criticism Orwell makes about the idea of communism in the story?
a. Leaders use appeals from fear to patriotism to subdue the working class while living lives of excess and gluttony.
b. Leaders do not care about the lives and health of the workers and they are not regarded with any sort of importance.
c. Leaders manipulate those of the lowest intelligence to promote their slogans and drown out any dissenting voices in the crowd.
d. Leaders really care and try hard but usually are unable to raise enough food, shelter or insurance for their workers.
Leaders really care and try hard but usually are unable to raise enough food, shelter or insurance for their workers.