JAMB Literature in English 1984 Question 21

Question 21

Set Text: Animal Farm

In Animal Farm, the commandments originally drawn up by Snowball and Napoleon sought to declare

  1. A.the supremacy of animal over man
  2. B.that animals shall in no way imitate human activities
  3. C.that man is infinitely superior
  4. D.that animal and man are equal
  5. E.that animals are inferior to humans.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (that animals shall in no way imitate human activities)

Explanation

Most of the Seven Commandments forbid the animals to copy man: they must not wear clothes, sleep in beds, drink alcohol or kill one another.