Animal Farm Preface & Introduction

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Why did George Orwell write Animal Farm?

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To have animals represent people of the Russian Revolution.

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Where did Orwell attend college?

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None of the above (he did not attend Oxford, Harvard, or University of Burma).

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What is a story that can be read on two distinct levels?

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Allegory.

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What type of government controls all material and food and is supposed to split fairly among people?

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Communism.

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What is a society ruled by a dictator with no freedoms?

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Totalitarianism.

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What is the main theme of Animal Farm?

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The critique of totalitarianism and the corruption of socialist ideals.

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What literary device is used when animals in Animal Farm represent human traits?

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Anthropomorphism.

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What does the character Napoleon represent in Animal Farm?

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Joseph Stalin.

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What does the character Snowball represent in Animal Farm?

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Leon Trotsky.

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What is the significance of the commandment 'All animals are equal'?

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It highlights the theme of equality and its corruption.