Question

read the passage from chapter 5 of animal farm. at the meetings snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but napoleon was better at canvassing support for himself in between times. he was especially successful with the sheep. of late the sheep had taken to bleating \four legs good, two legs bad\ both in and out of season, and they often interrupted the meeting with this. it was noticed that they were especially liable to break into \four legs good, two legs bad\ at crucial moments in snowballs speeches. snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the \farmer and stockbreeder\ which he had found in the farmhouse, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements. he talked learnedly about field drains, silage, and basic slag, and had worked out a complicated scheme for all the animals to drop their dung directly in the fields, at a different spot every day, to save the labour of cartage. which statement about the characterizations of napoleon and snowball is best supported by the details in the passage? option 1: napoleon is a charismatic speaker, while snowball struggles to influence the animals. option 2: both snowball and napoleon lack support from the other farm animals. option 3: snowball is not adept at strategic thinking, while napoleon is. option 4: both snowball and napoleon are persuasive leaders and clever animals.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The passage says Snowball "won over the majority by his brilliant speeches" and Napoleon was "better at canvassing support... especially successful with the sheep". So the first option's claim (Napoleon is charismatic speaker, Snowball struggles) is wrong.
• Analyze Option 2: Snowball won over the majority, Napoleon had sheep support, so they don't lack support. This option is wrong.
• Analyze Option 3: Snowball made plans and a "complicated scheme", showing strategic thinking. Napoleon's strength is canvassing support, not strategic thinking here. So this option is wrong.
• Analyze Option 4: Snowball uses "brilliant speeches" to persuade, Napoleon "canvass[es] support" (like with sheep), so both are persuasive and clever in their ways. This matches the passage.

Answer:

D. Both Snowball and Napoleon are persuasive leaders and clever animals.