Question

Read the passage from Animal Farm.

None of the other animals on the farm could get further than the letter A. It was also found that the stupider animals, such as the sheep, hens, and ducks, were unable to learn the Seven Commandments by heart. After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: "Four legs good, two legs bad.” This, he said, contained the essential principle of Animalism. Whoever had thoroughly grasped it would be safe from human influences. The birds at first objected, since it seemed to them that they also had two legs, but Snowball proved to them that this was not so.

"A bird's wing, comrades,” he said, "is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. It should therefore be regarded as a leg. The distinguishing mark of man is the HAND, the instrument with which he does all his mischief.”

The birds did not understand Snowball's long words, but they accepted his explanation, and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart. FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD, was inscribed on the end wall of the barn, above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters. When they had once got it by heart, the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad! Four legs good, two legs bad!” and keep it up for hours on end, never growing tired of it.

Which key details does Orwell include to support the central idea that Snowball uses his language skills to manipulate the other animals? Select four options.

-“It was also found that the stupider animals, such as the sheep, hens, and ducks, were unable to learn the Seven Commandments by heart.”
-“After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: ‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’”
-“‘A bird's wing, comrades,’ he said, ‘is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. It should therefore be regarded as a leg.’”
-“The birds did not understand Snowball's long words, but they accepted his explanation, and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart.”
-“When they had once got it by heart, the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating ‘Four legs good, two legs bad!’”
-“This, he said, contained the essential principle of Animalism. Whoever had thoroughly grasped it would be safe from human influences.”

Answer 1

Orwell includes details in 'Animal Farm' showing Snowball using language to manipulate others, such as simplifying complex rules, redefining terms to avoid dissent, and crafting slogans for less intelligent animals to repeat.

Step-by-step explanation:

In George Orwell's Animal Farm, key details that support the central idea that Snowball uses his language skills to manipulate the other animals include the following:

• “It was also found that the stupi-der animals, such as the sheep, hens, and ducks, were unable to learn the Seven Commandments by heart.” This suggests the simpler animals could easily be influenced.
• “After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: ‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’” Snowball simplifies complex rules into a catchy slogan that less intelligent animals can remember.
• “‘A bird's wing, comrades,’ he said, ‘is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. It should therefore be regarded as a leg.’” By redefining terms, Snowball excludes birds from the ‘two legs bad’ maxim, preventing their dissent.
• “The birds did not understand Snowball's long words, but they accepted his explanation, and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart.” This indicates how easily the animals are manipulated by Snowball's rhetoric, despite not fully understanding it.