Question

What is the final version of the Seven Commandments?

• A. All animals are equal
• B. All animals must obey Napoleon
• C. Four legs good, two legs better
• D. All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others

Answer 1

Answer:

D. All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others

This paradoxical phrase illustrates the ultimate hypocrisy of the regime and Orwell’s critique of authoritarian rule.