Animal Farm QUIZ

Which of the following can be inferred about Napoleon and is best supported by the following excerpt?

"Then Napoleon stood up to reply. He said very quietly that the windmill was nonsense and that he advised nobody to vote for it, and promptly sat down again; he had spoken for barely thirty seconds, and seemed almost indifferent as to the effect he produced."

• He actually plans to support Snowball in his ventures.

• He does not try to win the debate because he has a secret plan to get his way regardless.

• He has stopped caring about what happens on the farm.

• He hopes that the rest of the animals will step forward and take over instead.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is learned about Snowball from the following sentence:

"According to Snowball, they must send out more and more pigeons and stir up rebellion among the animals on the other farms."

• Snowball believes violence is the answer to solving problems.

• Snowball uses the pigeons in the same way Napoleon uses the dogs.

• Snowball is hopeful in his beliefs for the rebellion.

• Snowball is second guessing his plans for the farm.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did the author (George Orwell) describe how the dogs wagged their tails around Napoleon “the same way as the other dogs had been used to with Mr. Jones”?

• Orwell is indifferent to the to the concept of dogs and this is just to add additional information.

• Orwell is trying to persuade his readers to believe that Napoleon is the best choice for leader of the farm.

• Orwell is proving that Napoleon is a good leader and can control any animal.

• Orwell is showing that the dogs are obeying Napoleon the same way the dogs obeyed Mr. Jones.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

"Logos" is what rhetorical appeal?

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of worth.

• to appeal to the audiences' emotions.

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of ethics.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a central idea that is proven by the behavior of most of the animals in the excerpt?

• The fact that most of the animals don't seem to care about which side they're on paves the way for Napoleon to take over.

• None of the animals object, so whatever happens, happens.

• Their behavior proves that Snowball should be overthrown.

• The animals like and want to work hard on the farm.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

"Pathos" is what rhetorical appeal?

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of worth.

• to appeal to the audiences' emotions.

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of ethics.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Ethos" is what rhetorical appeal?

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of worth.

• to appeal to the audiences' emotions.

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic

• to appeal to the audiences' sense of ethics.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why is Animal Farm considered an allegory?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following is an example of an allegory?

• A poem that uses a rhyme scheme to determine its central idea.

• A book that has non-fiction characters.

• A story that talks about a war.

• A story that can be interrupted on many levels.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4