Animal Farm Ch. 8

Which sentence best explains the central idea of Minimus’ poem, “Comrade Napoleon”?

• Comrade Napoleon watches over us and gives us everything we need, so we should be loyal to him.

• Comrade Napoleon fought bravely in the Battle of Cowshed—now all of the animals owe him their freedom.

• Comrade Napoleon is a better leader than Snowball because he is the father of many piglets and the sun in the sky.

• Comrade Napoleon should be feared.

What is the commandment “No animal shall kill any other animal” changed to?

• “Bad animals deserve to die.”

• “No animal shall kill any other animal ever.”

• “Death to animals.”

• “No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.”

What do Mr. Frederick and a group of men do?

• Blow up the windmill

• Bring in the militia to help them slaughter the animals

• Offer to work with the animals for a cut of their profit

• Burn down the barn and farmhouse

What is Squealer able to do when talking to the animals?

• Interpret their dreams

• Make the animals doubt their own memories

• Use his creative imagination

What day is added to the list of major holidays for Animal Farm?

• The day Animal Farm began trading

• The day of Snowball's expulsion

• Napoleon's birthday

• The day of Old Major's death

Why does Napoleon not want to sell the timber to Frederick?

• Frederick tortures his animals

• Whymper says Frederick doesn't want to buy it

• Pilkington is nicer to the animals

• Frederick will not offer a reasonable price

Napoleon now went by "our Leader, General Napoleon".

• True

• False

Which two things were added to the wall with the commandments?

• The poem about Napoleon

• A portrait of Napoleon

• The flag of Animal Farm

• Mr. Jones's portrait

• The medals of the fallen animals

After Napoleon sells the timber to Frederick, what does he realize about the payment?

• The check was bad

• The payment was too small

• The bank notes were forgeries

• The payment was too large

Why was Comrade Napoleon "dying"?

• He had eaten far too much; his stomach was bursting.

• He had had too much whisky to drink.

• He was wounded by Frederick.

• He was just pretending so the animals would feel sorry for him.