Question

read the passage from animal farm.
since jones had left the farm, until today, no animal
had killed another animal. not even a rat had been
killed. they had made their way on to the little knoll
where the half - finished windmill stood, and with one
accord they all lay down as though huddling together
for warmth—clover, muriel, benjamin, the cows, the
sheep, and a whole flock of geese and hens—
everyone, indeed, except the cat, who had suddenly
disappeared just before napoleon ordered the animals
to assemble. for some time nobody spoke. only
boxer remained on his feet. he fidgeted to and fro,
swishing his long black tail against his sides and
occasionally uttering a little whinny of surprise. finally
he said:
\i do not understand it. i would not have believed that
such things could happen on our farm. it must be due
which detail from the passage supports the idea that
orwell wrote this novel to demonstrate the horrors of
totalitarianism?
○ \it must be due to some fault in ourselves.\
○ \only boxer remained on his feet. he fidgeted to
and fro.\
○ \until today, no animal had killed another animal:\
○ \with one accord they all lay down as though
huddling together for warmth.\

Explanation:

To support the idea that Orwell wrote "Animal Farm" to show the horrors of totalitarianism, we analyze the options:

• Option 1: Blames self, not about totalitarianism's horrors.
• Option 2: Describes Boxer's movement, not related to totalitarianism's impact.
• Option 3: "Until today, no animal had killed another animal" implies a shift (likely due to totalitarian - like control by Napoleon), showing how the system leads to violence, supporting the horror of totalitarianism.
• Option 4: Describes animals huddling, not related to totalitarianism's horrors.

Answer:

C. "Until today, no animal had killed another animal."