WorksheetsAnimal Farm
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
George Orwell is a pseudonym ("pen name") -- what is the author's real name?
a)
John Orwell
b)
Eric Arthur Blair
c)
George McOrwell
2.
What other work of fiction is Orwell famous for?
a)
The Great Gatsby
b)
Romeo and Juliet
c)
1984
d)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
3.
When was Animal Farm published?
a)
1917
b)
1922
c)
1945
d)
1984
4.
What genre is Animal Farm?
a)
Fable
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Romantic Comedy
d)
Horror
5.
What event in history is Animal Farm said to have been based on?
a)
The Bay of Pigs
b)
World War 1
c)
World War 2
d)
The Russian Revolution
6.
Who is the author of The Communist Manifesto, the text on which the ideas behind communism are largely based?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
7.
Who turned out to be the most important leader of the USSR (and responsible for 20 million deaths)?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
8.
Who was the head of state in Russia before the Revolution?
a)
Tsar Nicolas II
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Adolf Hitler
9.
What nation was NOT (directly) important to the developments that took place in Europe at that time in history?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Great Britain
d)
The USA
10.
What nation was NOT (directly) important to the developments that took place in Europe at that time in history?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Great Britain
d)
The USA
11.
What was (one of the) main goal(-s) of the Revolution?
a)
a stateless, classless, egalitarian society of workers, who abided by the rule "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"
b)
Becoming more powerful than Germany
c)
To oppose the capitalism of the USA
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