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47. As per the passage, all of the following statements indicates Orwell's purpose(s) in writing Animal

Farm excepta.

To expose the 'Soviet myth'. As he saw that the mindless acceptance of everything that Stalin did in

the name of socialism was damaging socialism itself.

b. To draw the attention of the oppressed and get a hearing from the ideologues and the socialists for

having produced a great work of art.

c. To expose the inherent frailities of the human nature to usurp and misuse power for corrupt motives.

d. To forewarn his readers of the tyranny in revolution that may endanger the future of socialism and

their society.

48. Which of the following statements does not represent the image of Orwell which the author wants to

create in the minds of the readers?

a. That Orwell despite being an Englishman upheld and advocated the principles of socialism.

b. That he belongs to that breed of intellectuals who make use of their art as a weapon against injustice,

corruption, and tyranny.

c. Inspite of his cognizance of human tendencies to get corrupt amidst blanket power, he was hopeful

that he could make people think out for themselves to bring about democratic socialism.

d. That he had an exaggerated notion of himself as the representative of the social and moral conscience

in a world that was bereft and oblivious of the same sublime virtues.

49. A suitable title for the passage is

a. A criticism of 'Animal Farm'

b. Orwell and Dictatorship.

c. Russia- A lie which needed to be exposed.

d. The purpose behind writing 'Animal Farm'.

50. 'Animal farm' can be best categorized as:

a. A political analysis of the Bolshevik revolution of 1917.

b. A socio-politico and ideological account of the erstwhile Soviet Union.

c. A political satire on the Russian brand of socialism and its rule of terror.

d. A moral fable a la Aesop's mode narrated through animals.

51. Why did Orwell choose animals to relate his account and thoughts to his readers?

a. To remind us that though we have been accepting the tradition of the animal fable the moral of the

fable relates to us as humans.

b. Because, relating humans with animals and vice versa was a novel literary practice in the genre of

satire writing.

c. It's easier to arouse the sympathy of the reader with animal characters than that with the human

ones.

d. He probably wanted to escape any counterattack by the soviet dictators.

58. How does the author use the arguments of the philosophes and the Romantics attacking the church for

different reasons to make a point regarding the Romantics' problem with the philosophes?

a. By mentioning how both opposed the same thing – the Church's treatment of human beings as

being uniform.

b. By talking about how both opposed the Church on different grounds, which in the end were quite

similar.

c. By quoting the views of the leaders of the Romantics and the philosophes and showing how they

actually meant the same thing.

d. By showing how one fought for logic and the other for sentiments thereby proving the Romantics'

support of the spirit opposing dependence on rationality.

59. What specific instance of the Romantics' self-consciousness is mentioned by the author in the passage?

a. The author talks of their acceptance of emotions and sentimentality, all of which is possible only in

a faith that is about self-consciousness.

b. The author mentions the Romantics' insistence on ideas and concepts, which is the best expression

of self-consciousness.

c. The author talks about the Romantics' consciousness of their ordinance nonpareil.

d. The author points out the anomalies between the Romantics and their philosophes where selfconsciousness

is mentioned.

60. What makes the author deduce "for the Romantics, expression was everything"?

a. Passion was important to the Romantics.

b. The Romantics opposed Enlightenment and objectivity.

c. The existence of atheism in the Romantics.

d. The romantics could not be submissive.