'Then Napoleon stood up to reply. He said very quietly that the windmill was nonsense and that he advised nobody to vote for it, and promptly sat down again; he had spoken for barely thirty seconds, and seemed almost indifferent to the effect he produced.' Considering the imminent appearance of Napoleon's private security force, the dogs, what is the effect of the description of him speaking 'very quietly'?

MCQs on the language in Animal Farm by George Orwell.

Language choice is one of the most fascinating aspects of Animal Farm. Deceptively simple language conveys the bewildering means by which a new utopia develops into another terrifying and oppressive regime. Napoleon and his propagandist Squealer, as well as the other pig leaders, use language as a weapon by changing history and obscuring the truth. In this passage, those who are less literate and therefore unable to use language with the same ease and for the same range of purposes are at a terrible disadvantage.