Old Benjamin, the donkey, seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones's time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either. About the Rebellion and its results he would express no opinion. When asked whether he was not happier now that Jones was gone, he would say only "Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey," and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer.

-Animal Farm,

George Orwell

Which statement best explains why Benjamin seems disinterested in the rebellion?

He, like most donkeys, does not believe in working very hard.

He believes that little will change on the farm now that the animals are in charge.

He thinks that he will outlive the other animals and eventually take over the farm.

He wants to keep his true feelings about the rebellion a secret from the others.

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Paige

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12 December, 01:30

Old Benjamin, the donkey, seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones's time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either. About the Rebellion and its results he would express no opinion. When asked whether he was not happier now that Jones was gone, he would say only "Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey," and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer.

-Animal Farm,

George Orwell

Which statement best explains why Benjamin seems disinterested in the rebellion?

He, like most donkeys, does not believe in working very hard.

He believes that little will change on the farm now that the animals are in charge.

He thinks that he will outlive the other animals and eventually take over the farm.

He wants to keep his true feelings about the rebellion a secret from the others.

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Caitlin Solomon · Answer 1

He believes that little will change on the farm now that the animals are in charge.

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Alicia Garrison · Answer 2

The statement that best explains why Benjamin seems desinterested in the rebellion is B. He believes that little will change on the farm now that the animals are in charge.

Explanation:

Benjamin, the donkey in Animal Farm, is the oldest of all the animals and, therefore, one of the wisest. In this excerpt, Benjamin expresses that revolutions and leaders have actually little effect in the long run because things do not improve or get worse to citizenship in any case. That is the reason why he is desinterested in the rebellion.