Plot
What does Snowball make the central idea of Animalism?
"Four legs good, two legs bad"
Who do the police kidnap outside the office of the Daily Dispatch that is found dead a week later?
Mapetla
What was Boxer's main motto?
"I will work harder!"
How was Napoleon able to hold onto his power?
- Use of Force and Intimidation (dogs)
- Propaganda (Squealer)
- Elimination of Opposition (Purges)
- Exploitation of the Animals' Naïveté and Loyalty (Boxer, etc.)
Where were black South Africans forced to live during the apartheid years?
Townships
Why did Biko ask Woods to visit a black township together.
Biko understood that for Woods to truly grasp the need for the Black Consciousness movement and the injustices of apartheid, he needed to see the conditions firsthand.
Who chases Snowball off the farm?
Napoleon's nine dogs.
At the beginning of Cry Freedom, Donald Woods believed blacks should live _____ from whites.
At the beginning of Cry Freedom, Donald Woods believed blacks should live separately from whites.
What does the Black Consciousness Movement believe in?
Psychological Liberation and Self-Definition:
- Develop a sense of pride in being Black.
- Reclaim their history, culture, and identity.
In Animal Farm, what does the windmill represent in Russian history?
Stalin's five-year economic plan of infrastructure construction projects and modernization.
What did Biko create for black people in Zanempilo?
Medical Clinic
Who was old major and why did he wish to speak to the other animals after Mr. Jones went to bed?
He wanted to make the animals understand the true nature of their suffering: Exploitation by Humans.
Share his dream of a world where animals were free from human tyranny, living in equality and abundance.
How did Squealer persuade the animals that the pigs should get all the milk and apples?
Using fake scientific "evidence": Necessary to the well-being of a pig."
Appealing to the animals' fear: The "Jones would come back" threat.
In what ways did Steve Biko struggle to gain freedom for black South Africans?
- Promoting Black Pride and Self-Worth
- Forming Black-Led Organizations
- Direct Confrontation (Non-Violent)
- Martyrdom (the death or suffering of person due to their beliefs)
In Animal Farm, what does the farmhouse represent in Russian history?
The Kremlin or the palace of the Czar, the seat of power and the luxury.
In Animal Farm Chapter 10, what do the animals notice about the pigs and the humans?
The animals can't tell the difference between pig and human.
What freedom, or privilege, did Napoleon take away from the animals?
The animals' right to hold meetings and vote on farm policy.
All decisions would be made by a special committee of pigs, with Napoleon as leader.
What techniques did Snowball use in his struggle to gain power?
- Vision: Turned Old Major's ideas into a clear philosophy of "Animalism"
- Brilliant speaker and debater
- Committees to educate animals
- Developed practical plans: Windmill
What risks did Donald Woods take to gain freedom for black South Africans?
- Direct Confrontation with "The System": Journalism
- Supporting Biko before and after death
- Being Banned
- Threats Against Himself and His Family
In what year did the first Dutch settlers arrive in South Africa?
1651
What did Police Minister Kruger mean when he said, "Mr. Biko is giving them false hope."?
Biko is awakening Black people to their inherent rights and challenging the very foundation of white supremacy, something apartheid system is determined to prevent.
What did black South Africans use the word "System" to describe?
The oppressive social, political, and economic structure of racial segregation, discrimination, and white minority rule.
According to Biko, what is the white man's biggest achievement in Africa?
Black people were taught to believe that white culture, religion, and way of life were superior.
Centuries of oppression had convinced many Black people that they were inherently less intelligent, capable, or worthy than white people
How does the character of Donald Woods develop over the course of Cry Freedom?
He transforms from a person who is ignorant and doubtful about the true nature of apartheid and Black Consciousness to becoming a passionate, committed, and courageous anti-apartheid activist.
In what year did the Russian revolution occur?
1917