Question

read the passage from animal farm.
meanwhile the timber was being carted away at high speed. when it was all gone, another special meeting was held in the barn for the animals to inspect frederick’s bank-notes. smiling beatifically, and wearing both his decorations, napoleon reposed on a bed of straw on the platform, with the money at his side, neatly piled on a china dish from the farmhouse kitchen. the animals filed slowly past, and each gazed his fill. and boxer put out his nose to sniff at the bank-notes, and the flimsy white things stirred and rustled in his breath.

three days later there was a terrible hullabaloo. whymper, his face deadly pale, came racing up the path on his bicycle, flung it down in the yard and rushed straight into the farmhouse. the next moment a choking roar of rage sounded from napoleon’s apartments. the news of what had happened sped

which statement best summarizes the theme of this passage?
○ dictators are easy to fool because they crave approval.
○ workers in the same industry tend to look out for one another.
○ people who seek to deceive others can be deceived themselves.
○ humans are thieves who will do all they can to hurt animals.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option A: The passage doesn't focus on dictators craving approval or being easy to fool. Napoleon was trying to deceive (by accepting Frederick's bank - notes, which likely turned out to be fake), not being fooled due to craving approval. So A is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option B: The passage has nothing to do with workers in the same industry looking out for each other. The characters are animals and humans in a farm/political - allegory context, not workers in an industry. So B is incorrect.
3. Analyze Option C: Napoleon was trying to deceive (by dealing with Frederick, likely for his own gain) and then ended up being deceived (the bank - notes were probably fake, leading to his rage). This fits the idea that people (or in this case, a pig representing a dictator - like figure) who seek to deceive others can be deceived themselves.
4. Analyze Option D: The passage is more about Napoleon's deception and subsequent being deceived, not just about humans being thieves to hurt animals. The main theme isn't about human - animal conflict in terms of theft to hurt, but about deception. So D is incorrect.

Answer:

C. People who seek to deceive others can be deceived themselves.