AF Vocab + Background Info (Eng. 9 H)

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Included material: vocab, Bolshevik Revolution basics, the types of propaganda, symbolism, some important parts of plot

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cynical

tending to disbelieve

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dissentient

individuals who disagree

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enmity

mutual hatred or hostility

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plaited

braided

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gambol

frolic, skip, and play

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disciples

someone who accepts and spreads the teachings of a person

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maxim

a pithy statement expressing a general truth: a motto

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parasitical

like a parasite: taking advantage of, living off another

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contemptible

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ignominious

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tractable

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manifest

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publican

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arable

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maglinity

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toil

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countenance

facial expression

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retribution

punishment, payback

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capitulate

surrender

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cower

to crouch or huddle up in fear, cringe

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conciliatory

peace making

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contrive

to plan

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allegory

a literary work with symbolic meaning

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satire

use of humor, exaggeration, irony, or ridicule to expose stupidity or shortcomings of a society

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fairystory/fairystory

a story with a hero/villain that conveys a moral message

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dystopia

a very flawed world

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utopia

a perfect world

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bourgeoisies

the upper middleclass—the wealthy

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proletariat

the lower/working class

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The Bolshevik Revolution started in ____

1917

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gulag

forced labor camps, 18 million people were placed, 1.5-1.7 million people lost their lives

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preopaganda

media designed to influence public opinions

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bandwagon

a type of propaganda that plays heavily on people’s need for belonging

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name-calling

a type of propaganda that links a person/group of people to a negative name/idea

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glittering generalities

a type of propaganda that makes the audience feel good using many times extreme phrases—opposite of name-calling

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transfer

a type of propaganda that uses things people accept to get the public to accept something else

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testimonial

a type of propaganda that uses a statement given by a celebrity/”expert” as evidence of truth/excellence

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plain folk

a type of propaganda where speakers attempt to convince their audience that they and their ideas are “of the people”

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fear

a type of propaganda where the speaker creates a threat then convince their audience that they have the best solution and would be a good leader

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card-stacking

a type of propaganda that tries to convince the audience that something is good or trust worthy without showing the flip side—supporting “the good stuff” without showing “the bad stuff”

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logical fallacies

a type of propaganda that uses bad logic to make a false statement seem true

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unwarranted extrapolation

a type of logical fallacy that makes huge promises based on very little facts

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nonsequitur argument

a type of logical fallacy that uses facts that have no logical sequence to prove something true (ex: “Molly has brown hair, so Molly would be a good presidential candidate.” These two facts have no correlation.)

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ad hominem

a type of propaganda that attacks the character of the opponent

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dog whistle

a type of propaganda that uses coded/suggestive language to win the audience by bashing the other side

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doublespeak

a type of propaganda that uses language that deliberately downsizes or reverses the meaning of words

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red herring

a type of propaganda that uses a diversionary tactic to distract from the flaws of the speaker

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circular argument

a type of propaganda that just restates the speaker’s argument instead of proving it (ex: “She is intelligent because she is smart” does not prove why she is intelligent.)

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Who does Old Major/Willingdon Beauty symbolize?

Karl Marx

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Who does Mr. Jones symbolize?

Czar Nicholas II

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Who do Boxer and Clover symbolize?

the working class/proletariat

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Who do the puppies that Napoleon raised symbolize?

the secret police

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Who does Mollie symbolize?

the wealthy/bourgeoisies

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Who does Benjamin represent?

George Orwell

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Who do the sheep represent?

the gullible/blind followers

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Who does Moses represent?

the church

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Who does Napoleon symbolize?

Joseph Stalin

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Who does Snowball symbolize?

Leon Trotsky

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Who/What does Squealer symbolize?

propaganda/the head of propaganda under Stalin: Malatov

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What are the 7 Commandments ORIGINALLY?

  1. Whatever goes upon 2 legs is an enemy

  2. Whatever goes upon 4 legs, or has wings, is a friend;

  3. No animal shall wear clothes.

  4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.

  5. No animal shall drink alcohol.

  6. No animal shall kill any other animal.

  7. All animals are equal.

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What is the only commandment left at the end of the story?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

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What were Napoleon and Snowball’s Slogans?

Napoleon: “Vote for Napoleon and the full manger.”

Snowball: “Vote for Snowball and the three-day week.”

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What is the 6th commandment changed into later in the story?

No animal shall kill any other animal WITHOUT REASON.

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Which commandment was Squealer caught changing and what was it changed to?

Commandment 5 was being changed to “No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.”

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Who is Pink Eye?

the pig that tests all of Napoleon’s food for poison

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Who is Minimus

the poet

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machinations

a plot or plan of evil doings

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skulk

to sneak around

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liberal

generous, bountiful, plenty

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knacker

someone who kills old animals for meat, skin, or glue

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subsist

to try to stay alive on the barest means, barely stay alive

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taciturn

reserved, quiet, not liking to talk

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poultice

a medical dressing spead on a cloth and applied to the skin

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inebriate

a chronic drinker

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