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Old Major's Speech

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

8th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

Old Major's Speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Complete the statement from old 
Major.  "All men are _______.  All animals are ________."

Murderers.  Equal.
Enemies. Comrades.
Capitalists.  Laborers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How does Major decide to settle the point regarding whether or not the wild animals are friends or enemies?

Vote
The horses decide
The pigs decide

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following ideas is NOT included in Major's philosophy?

Never resemble Man
No animal must ever sleep in a house
All the habits of man are evil
All animals shall produce the same amount of work

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the first stanza of "Beasts of England," the "golden future time: refers to what kind of society?

A dystopia

A Machiavellian system

A capitalist system

A utopian world

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the second stanza of "Beasts of England,"  the main idea is

Animals will be equal
Man will be overthrown
The animals will have to work very hard

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the third stanza, if Man is overthrown, how will the animals' lives improve?

They will have more to eat
They will reap the benefits of their own work
They will be free of Man's "chains"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the fourth stanza, what "riches" will the animals gain?

Food
Freedom
Leisure 

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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