Animal Farm & Context

What was NOT a catalyst of the Russian Revolution

• The impacts of WWI

• Inadequate leadership of Tsar Nicholas II

• The rise of Communism

• The successful Bolshevik political overthrow

What successful agricultural system is Joseph Stalin credited with bringing to the Soviet Union?

• Collectivization

• Marxism

• The KGB

• Communism

Communism is a form of _______, while Marxism is a set of ________.

• government

• goals

• beliefs

• power

• policies

Select the work NOT written by George Orwell

• Burmese Days

• Fahrenheit 451

• 1984

• Animal Farm (if you choose this one, I am DONE)

What are the goals of satire?

• to entertain through humor

• to convince an audience to buy product

• to mock immoral behavior

• to express personal experiences

What key liteary device is used in the creation of satire?

• personification

• symbolism

• metaphor

• exaggeration (hyperbole)

Choose the best word to mean: a feeling of active oppression; hostility towards someone or something

• enmity

• benevolent

• tyrannise

• vice

Choose the best word to mean: to lose strength or momentum

• plough

• till

• falter

• astray

Choose the best definition for the word, ensconced:

• to prepare land for crop

• requiring considerable time or effort

• settled in a comfortable place

• live in or at a place

What is a baby horse called?

• calf

• porker

• foal

• sow