Exploring the Themes and Characters of Animal Farm

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a political allegory about farm animals who overthrow their human owner to establish a society based on equality. However, the pigs, who lead the rebellion, become corrupt and oppressive, mirroring the humans they replaced. The novel critiques totalitarianism and highlights the dangers of propaganda and manipulation. It remains a timeless classic with relevant themes of power and corruption.

Who is the author of Animal Farm?

• Ernest Hemingway

• Mark Twain

• George Orwell

• J.K. Rowling

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What is the name of the song that Old Major teaches the animals?

• Beasts of England

• Farmers' Rebellion

• Freedom Song

• The Animal Anthem

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What is the new name given to Manor Farm after the rebellion?

• Rebel Farm

• Equality Farm

• Freedom Farm

• Animal Farm

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Which pig becomes the leader and uses propaganda to maintain power?

• Napoleon

• Squealer

• Old Major

• Snowball

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What happens to Snowball during the power struggle?

• He is driven away by Napoleon's dogs

• He becomes the leader

• He is executed

• He leaves voluntarily

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What do the animals realize about their rebellion as the pigs become more corrupt?

• It has made them more powerful

• It has improved their living conditions

• It has made them richer

• It has not brought them freedom and equality

What is the final line of the book?

• Four legs good, two legs bad.

• Long live Animal Farm!

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

• The creatures outside looked from pig to man and from man to pig and from pig to man again but already it was impossible to say which was which.

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What does Animal Farm critique?

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

• Democracy

• Totalitarianism

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Which class do the pigs represent in the novel?

• The peasant class

• The middle class

• The working class

• The ruling class

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What slogan do the pigs create to rally the animals?

• Equality and justice

• Power to the animals

• Freedom for all

• All animals are equal