Animal Farm

What is an example of propaganda being used in Animal Farm?

• Squealer tells the animals they have found documents proving Snowball was a traitor.

• Squealer makes the dogs growl at the animals.

• Napoleon starts living in the farmhouse.

• The Seven Commandments are changed without the animals realising.

Why does Squealer spend so much time with the sheep?

• He wants to make them work harder.

• He wants to teach them how to read and write.

• He is teaching them a new song.

• He is teaching them to chase the animals.

Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution, but also a broader comment on... (Choose TWO)

• Communism

• political power

• totalitarianism

• farmers

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Who starts the idea of rebellion?

• Farmer Jones starts the idea of the rebellion.

• Old Major starts the idea of a rebellion.

• The pigs start the idea of the rebellion.

• The horses start the idea of the rebellion.

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What kind of narrator does 'Animal Farm' have?

• Animal Farm has an omniscient narrator.

• Animal Farm has a third person narrator.

• Animal Farm has a first person narrator.

• Animal Farm is narrated by George Orwell.

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Who does Farmer Jones represent from the Russian Revolution?

• Stalin

• Lenin

• Tsar Nicolas II

• Ordinary Russian people

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What is the correct definition of 'liberty?'

• Someone controlling your life.

• The freedom to share your opinions with everyone.

• The freedom to make your own decisions in life without anyone else's control.

• The freedom to make decisions about everyone's life.

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What is an allegory?

• An allegory is a hidden meaning in a story.

• An allegory is a symbol found in a poem or story.

• An allegory is a story with a moral.

• An allegory is story, picture or poem which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.

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What is 'totalitarianism?'

• Totalitarianism is a central system of government with one person in charge.

• Totalitarianism is a shared system of government where society are told what to do.

• Totalitarianism is a central system of government with more than one person in charge.

• Totalitarianism is a central system of government with no-one in charge.

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Why does Old Major say he can be trusted (Ethos)?

• Old Major is a pig.

• Old Major has lived on the farm for a long time.

• Old Major has seen a rebellion happen before.

• Old Major is the most powerful animal on the farm.

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