Question

read the passage from animal farm. at last, feeling this to be in some way a substitute for the words she was unable to find, she began to sing \beasts of england.\ the other animals sitting round her took it up, and they sang it three times over—very tunefully, but slowly and mournfully, in a way they had never sung it before. 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. \its no longer needed, comrade,\ said squealer stiffly. which detail from the text best shows a parallel to authoritarian governments? the sheeps bleating of \four legs good, two legs bad\ the abolishment of a song from the rebellion the defeat of all internal and external enemies the establishment of a better society for all

Explanation:

Authoritarian governments often control and censor forms of expression. The abolishment of the song "Beasts of England" which was a symbol of rebellion is a form of control over the animals' expression, similar to how authoritarian governments restrict free - speech and symbols of opposition. The sheep's bleating is more of mind - control indoctrination, defeat of enemies is not related to authoritarian control aspects shown here, and establishment of a better society is contrary to the idea of authoritarianism.

Answer:

B. the abolishment of a song from the rebellion