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Animal Farm Chp 4-6
English IV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Something requiring considerable amount of effort and time | laborious |
| temporary rest of sleep | repose |
| capable of being farmed producttively | arable |
| he quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon). | perpendicularity |
| A pole on which a flag is raised. | flagstaff |
| evil in nature or effect; maleovent | maligni ty |
| What was ironic about the animals working on the windmill on Sundays? | Sunday was normally the animals´day of rest from the farmer, but they are forced to work on Sundays by one of their own (another animal). If they didn´t "volunteer" their rations will get cut in |
| Why was the windmill so hard to build? | t was tall and the rocks were down in the quarry. They struggled with moving the rocks. They have to drop them off the ledge to break them. |
| Without whom would the windmill have been impossible? | Boxer |
| What did Napoleon tell the hens about giving up their eggs? | they have to give up their eggs because the farm needs money in order to buy food for the animals. |
| What did Napoleon decide to do in order to get supplies for the windmill? What did this contradict? | Animal Farm will engage in trade with neighboring farms. ????????????? |
| Who is Mr. Whymper and what does he do? | The human solicitor whom Napoleon hires to represent Animal Farm in human society. |
| Why do human beings hate Animal Farm? Why do they respect it? | Because it could encourage rebellious thoughts in their own animals. Because it proves that the animals were right. They respect Animal Farm's efficiency. |
| How does Squealer explain that's is not against the Seven Commandments for pigs to sleep in beds? | “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.” Squealer explains that Clover must have simply forgotten the last two words. All animals sleep in beds, he says—a pile of straw is a bed, after all. |
| What seasons passing this chapter? | spring and summer |
| How is the windmill destroyed? Why does Napoleon blame Snowball? | knocked down by a strong wind storm. He tells the animals that Snowball demolished their windmill in order to sabotage their efforts to build an independent farm. |
| How is Snowball used as a scapegoat? | if any of Napoleon's plans fail, Snowball can always be blamed. |
| pretext | a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason. |
| publican | a British term for tax collector |
| manifestly | clearly; obviously |
| factions | small groups of people within a larger group who have different ideas from the other members. |
| eloquence | the ability to express ideas, opinions, or feelings clearly in a way that influences other people. |
| sorbid | morally degraded; or foul and repulsive. |
| articulate | the act of or ability of clearly expressing with words; or to clearly express with words. |
| disinterred | the digging up or removal of a corpse from a grave |
| If Mollie was a person, what would she be like? | lazy and skip days of school or days of work. |
| To what does the power struggle between Napoleon and Snowball relate historically? | It represents the relationship between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. |
| What idea did Snowball have to improve conditions on the farm? | build a windmill, |
| What phrase always stopped any argument from the animals? | Two legs bad four legs good. |
| The animals divided into two factions (they took two sides). What slogans did they come up with? | “Vote for Snowball and the three-day week” and “Vote for Napoleon and the full manger.” |
| Why does Napoleon blame Snowball? | Napoleon blames Snowball to cover up the fact that it was not strong enough to hold up against the storm.He uses Snowball as a scapegoat. |
| At the meeting about the windmill, Snowball begins to win over the animals. What does Napoleon do about this? What happens to Snowball? To what event does this relate historically? | Snowball argues in favor of the windmill, which he is certain will eventually become a labor-saving device; Napoleon argues against it, saying that building the windmill will take time and effort away from the more important task of producing food. |
| Look again at the Seven Commandments. Which one is no longer effect? | no animal shall kill another animal |
| Name one change that is made after Snowball is kicked out. Who is it that convinces the animals that Napoleon was actually helping them? | There willl be no more Sunday meetings. Squealer |
| tractable | easy to manage or control. |
| irrepressible | impossible to control |
| ignominious | deserving or bringing disgrace or shame. |
| posthumously | after a person's death |
| How did Napoleon and Snowball spread the news of the rebellion to the animals neighboring farms? | they sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to mingle with the animals on neighboring farms, tell them the story of the Rebellion, and teach them the tune of Beasts of England. |
| Did Pikington and Frederick offer to help Jones at first? | No they laughed at him. |
| How did Pikington and Frederick react to their own animals singing "beast of England?" | they were both frightened of the animal revolution that had taken place on Manor Farm. Frederick |
| What name was given to the battle in which Jones and his friends tried to retake Animal Farm? | Battle of the Cowshed |
| Where was Mollie during the battle? | Hiding in the stable |
| Where did Snowball learn his battle technique? | reading a book on Julius Caesar's military battles. |
| Why did Snowball give the sound for retreat? | He wanted to trick the humans |
| What makes Boxer seem particularly human and lovable? | He was sad he killed the boy |
| What does Snowball tell Boxer that shows him to be ruthless? | "War is war. The only good human is a dead one." |
| Name two human rituals (traditions) that the animals used to celebrate their victory. | They sing “Beasts of England” and run the flag up the flagpole. |
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