Animal Farm

What is a satire?

• A way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point

• Words that refer to ideas, qualities, attitudes, and conditions that cannot be perceived with the senses

• The associations and emotions a word may evoke

• A generally harmless word that replaces an offensive or suggestive one

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Old Major is a character in Animal Farm and he is a boar. What is a boar called in Swedish?

• Åsna

• Mula

• Vildsvin

• Tupp

What kind of animal is Boxer?

• Pig

• Horse

• Donkey

• Cow

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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What is the name of the previous owner of the farm that the animals have seized power over?

• Mr. Jones

• Mr. James

• Mr. John

• Mr. Joseph

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CCSS.RL.5.7

What is an allegory?

• Repetition of one or more words at the beginning of sentences/phrases

• The use of dissimilar images in order to contrast their differences

• A paradox reduced to two words

• A story in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas

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What is a maxim?

• A paradoxical statement involving conflicting emotions

• A short statement of a general truth or rule for behavior

• A word class involving adjectives, adverbs and prepositions

• A society where the ruling class has all the power and control

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What is Boxer’s personal maxim?

• All animals are not equal

• I will work harder

• Some animals are more equal than others

• Snowball is always wrong

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Is this a correct definition of ideology: “A set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party, or organization is based”?

• Yes!

• No!

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What do the animals call their ideology?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Animalism

• Capitalism

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CCSS.RL.6.9

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When the farmer reappears to take back his farm, the animals defeat him again. What is this battle called?

• The Battle of the Cowshed

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of the Horse Stable

• The Battle of the Titans

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