AF (chapters 1-4) – Flashcards
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            who owns manor farm?
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        mr. jones
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            what problem does he have?
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        alcoholic
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            who is old major?
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        the pig leader
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            why does old major assemble the animals?
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        he wanted to share his dream
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            list the ideals outlined by old major that should occur after the rebellion
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        the 7 commandments
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            what broke up the meeting?
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        the gunshot
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            what political idea in russian history does old major represent?
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        karl marx
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            to what political figure in russian history does jones correspond?
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        tsar nicholas 2
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            who are the 3 main pigs?
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        nepoleon, snowball, squealer
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            the pigs formulate the teachings of old major into a system of thought. what is it called?
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        animalism
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            the animals encounter a couple of problems as they begin to discuss the coming rebellion. name one of them.
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        how the cows will be milked
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            what two leaders emerge after the rebellion?
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        snowball and nepoleon
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            what is done with the farmhouse?
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        used as a museum
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            what have the pigs been doing for the past three months?
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        learning to read and write
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            who cam up with the seven commandments?
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        snowball and nepoleon
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            what seems funny about he working conditions after the rebellion?
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        the pigs don't do anything
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            who was taking the milk?
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        the pigs
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            who was sent to explain why the milk was being used by the pigs?
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        squealer
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            name one of the arguments that he used to explain why the milk was going to the pigs
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        maintain strength
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            how ell idd the animals work together? why do you think so?
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        very well, they don't have disagreements
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            are all the animals equal? describe any "classes" or rankings of animals that you see.
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        no: pigs, horses, chickens, sheeps, everything else
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            what shows that there are already problems in the leadership of the new government
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        then animals do not like that the pigs are eating the apples and milk
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            who among the workers is most admired? why?
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        boxer, he is strong
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            to what do you think the hoof and horn on the flag correspond
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        the horses, pigs, and goats
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            who was taking the milk?
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        the pigs
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            who was sent to explain why the milk was being used by the pigs?
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        squealer
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            name one of the arguments that he used to explain why the milk was going to the pigs.
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        it prevents Jones from coming
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            how did napoleon and snowball spread the news of the rebellion to the animals on neighboring farms?
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        teaching "Beasts of England"
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            how did they react to their own animals' singing "Beasts of England"?
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        they would flog the if they were caught singing it
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            what name was given to the battle that had happened
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        battle of cowshed
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            where was mollie during the battle?
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        in her stall
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            where did snowball learn his techniques?
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        Ceasar
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            why did snowball give the sound for retreat?
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        so they could ambush them
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            what makes boxer seem particularly human and lovable?
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        he cried and felt bad that he thought he killed the man
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            what does napoleon tell boxer that shows him to be ruthless?
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        the only good human is a dead one
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            name two traditions that the animals used to celebrate their victory
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        shoot the gun of twice a year, raising the flag
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            800 C.E.
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        "Rus" in moscow/ russia
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            1050
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        orthodox christianity
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            1200
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        mongo invasion
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            1500's
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        1st (Ivan IV "terrible"), Tsar (romanov family)
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            1840's
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        (communist manifesto) karl marx
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            1880's
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        nicholas II becomes Tsar
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            early 1900's
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        bolsheviks (V. lenin, L. trotsky, J stalin)
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            1905
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        bloody sunday
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            1914
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        nicholas II/ WWI
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            1917
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        russian rev.
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            spring 1917
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        tsar is out/provision gov./ cap and dem./alexander karensky
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            fall 1917
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        rev./ ends P.G./est. community/ J. lenin
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            1917-1921
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        russian civil war