Question

read the passage from animal farm. they had just finished singing it for the third time when squealer, attended by two dogs, approached them with the air of having something important to say. he announced that, by a special decree of comrade napoleon, \beasts of england\ had been abolished. from now onwards it was forbidden to sing it. the animals were taken aback. \why?\ cried muriel. \it’s no longer needed, comrade,\ said squealer stiffly. \beasts of england\ was the song of the rebellion. but the rebellion is now completed. the execution of the traitors this afternoon was the final act. the enemy both external and internal has been defeated. in \beasts of england\ we expressed our longing for a better society in days to come. but that society has how does the introduction of minimus the poet support the author’s purpose? ○ minimus represents the soviet people’s determination to defend the country against attack. ○ minimus represents the producers of state - approved songs and slogans in stalin’s era. ○ minimus represents the true feelings of all soviet people and their commitment to communism. ○ minimus represents the underlying loyalty that soviet people had to stalin despite his flaws.

Explanation:

In "Animal Farm", Minimus is a poet who writes state - approved songs for Napoleon (representing Stalin). The first option is incorrect as Minimus is not about defending the country. The third option is wrong because his songs are state - approved, not about true feelings of all Soviet people for communism. The fourth option is incorrect as his role is about producing state - approved content, not underlying loyalty despite flaws. Minimus represents the producers of state - approved songs and slogans in Stalin’s era, as his poems and songs are used to promote the regime's ideology, similar to how state - approved artists in Stalin's time produced content to support the regime.

Answer:

B. Minimus represents the producers of state - approved songs and slogans in Stalin’s era.