Question

Read the passage from Animal Farm.

"You have heard then, comrades," he said, "that we
pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse? And why
not? You did not suppose, surely, that there was ever a
ruling against beds? A bed merely means a place to
sleep in. A pile of straw in a stall is a bed, properly
regarded. The rule was against sheets, which are a
human invention. We have removed the sheets from
the farmhouse beds, and sleep between blankets. And
very comfortable beds they are too! But not more
comfortable than we need, I can tell you, comrades,
with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays. You
would not rob us of our repose, would you, comrades?
You would not have us too tired to carry out our duties?
Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?"
Which statement best describes how propaganda
reinforces one of the themes of Animal Farm in this
passage?
OIt demonstrates that loyalty is rewarded in
totalitarian governments.
O It demonstrates that corruption is at the center of
totalitarian governments.
OIt demonstrates that revolution is a constant threat
to totalitarian governments.
OIt demonstrates that written law is the best way to
protect against totalitarian governments.

Answer 1

It demonstrates that corruption is at the center of

totalitarian governments.

This passage does not demonstrate loyalty being rewarded, so eliminate a.

Written law does not protect against totalitarian governments, because that is exactly the problem. The rules were written down. They were just being edited by the pigs. Normally that might have been a good answer, but in the context of the book, it is not. Eliminate D.

It does not clearly demonstrate that revolution is a constant threat. It kind of mentions it, since it talks about Jones coming back, and propaganda is being used on the animals. However, B is a stronger answer, because it is clearly very corrupt.