WorksheetsAnimal Farm
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
“All animals are equal, but some animals are ___________________________.”
a)
more equal than others
b)
more powerful than others
c)
more intelligent than others
d)
smellier than others
2.
Which animal hides during the Battle of the Cowshed?
a)
Boxer
b)
Clover
c)
Jessie
d)
Mollie
3.
Which of the following best describes Napoleon’s view of education?
a)
Napoleon laments the animals’ illiteracy and wishes that they took education more seriously.
b)
Napoleon’s education of the young animals is more accurately described as indoctrination.
c)
Napoleon dismisses education because he fears that an educated work force would become lazy.
d)
Napoleon values and encourages literacy for all animals on the farm.
4.
Which pig writes the poem lauding Napoleon?
a)
Squealer
b)
Snowball
c)
Minimus
d)
Napoleon himself =)
5.
Which set of words most accurately describes the common animals as a group?
a)
hard-working, literate, informed
b)
lazy, educated, aggressive
c)
hard-working, illiterate, gullible
d)
lazy, illiterate, informed
6.
What title does Napoleon eventually assume for himself?
a)
Lord of Manor Farm
b)
God of Beasts
c)
King of the Animals
d)
President of the Republic
7.
What is the significance of the pigs’ strong resemblance to humans at the end of the novel?
a)
The resemblance suggests that all humans are greedy and lazy.
b)
The resemblance suggests that the pigs have become the corrupt oppressors that they once rebelled against.
c)
The resemblance suggests that both pigs and humans use their intelligence to oppress other animals.
d)
The resemblance suggests that both pigs and humans cheat at card games.
8.
How does Napoleon express his contempt for Snowball's windmill plans?
a)
by spitting on them
b)
by giving a scathing speech
c)
by urinating on them
d)
by writing Snowball a letter
9.
Why does Napoleon feel threatened by Boxer?
a)
Boxer is the most intelligent animal on the farm.
b)
Boxer is secretly plotting to overthrow Napoleon.
c)
Boxer is the strongest animal on the farm.
d)
Boxer is well-respected by the other animals and has great influence over them
10.
What is Sugarcandy Mountain?
a)
The name of the lullaby that Napoleon forces the pigeons to sing his 31 piglets
b)
The idea of animal heaven propagated by Moses the raven
c)
the setting for the story that Mollie tells to the lambs
d)
The mountain visible on Animal Farm's horizon
11.
What is the name of the quasi-Marxist socialist philosophy advocated by Napoleon and Snowball?
a)
Feudalism
b)
Animalism
c)
Fourleggism
d)
Pigism
12.
The author of Animal Farm once said in a letter, “The turning-point of the story was supposed to be when the pigs kept the milk and apples for themselves.” Why is this a turning point in the novel?
a)
This is the pigs’ first abuse of power, and the animals do nothing about it.
b)
This is the only time that the pigs take the best for themselves.
c)
This is the only time that the pigs lie to the animals.
d)
This is the first time since the rebellion that the animals go hungry.
13.
What are Boxer’s maxims?
a)
"Snowball is always right” and “For the glory of Animal Farm”
b)
“I will work harder” and “For the glory of Animal Farm”
c)
“I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right”
d)
“Snowball is always right” and “I will work harder”
14.
Why does Napoleon believe that he is dying the morning after he drinks the whiskey?
a)
Because he has a miserable hangover
b)
Because he was visited by the vengeful ghost of Snowball during a drunken trance
c)
Because he feels a bizarre desire to leave Animal Farm
d)
Because he was visited by the vengeful ghost of Old Major during a drunken trance
15.
What is Boxer’s ultimate fate?
a)
He dies of old age.
b)
The windmill falls on him.
c)
Napoleon sells him to a glue factory.
d)
Mr. Whymper shoots him.
16.
To whom does Napoleon sell the farm’s pile of timber?
a)
Mr. Jones
b)
Mr. Frederick
c)
Mr. Pilkington
d)
Snowball
17.
Who reduces the ideals of Animalism to the phrase “Four legs good, two legs bad”?
a)
Snowball
b)
Napoleon
c)
Squealer
d)
Boxer
18.
Who teaches the sheep to chant “Four legs good, two legs better”?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Squealer
c)
Snowball
d)
Moses
19.
How many letters is Boxer able to learn?
a)
Four, A-D
b)
Zero
c)
Six, the number of different letters in Napoleon’s name
d)
All twenty-six, plus certain letters in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet
20.
What does Napoleon rename Animal Farm in his toast at the end of the novel?
a)
Napoleon Farm
b)
Pig Farm
c)
Manor Farm
d)
Pigwood
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