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Animal Farm Historical Context & Important Terminology

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Animal Farm is a...
a)
Satire
b)
Fable
c)
Allegory
d)
ALL OF THE ABOVE
2.
What is George Orwell's real name? 
a)
Eric Blair
b)
Bert Jimenez 
c)
Waldo Le Buff
d)
Adriano Tripetti 
3.
A type of government where a single party holds power and the government controls the economy
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy  
d)
Republic
4.
An economic system against private party ownership, in which production and distribution are controlled by a majority and citizens are paid by work done rather than by need
a)
Republic
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy
d)
Socialism
5.
Which term should fill in the blank:
In the mid-1900's, Europe's __________ society was thriving and the workers were treated horrifyingly. 
a)
communist
b)
capitalist
c)
totalitarian
d)
democratic
6.
Which term should fill in the blank:
A workers' group called the __________ league was set up.
a)
Capitalist
b)
Communist
c)
Totalitarian
d)
Democratic
7.
Which terms should fill in the blanks:
They asked Karl __________ and Friedrich __________ to come up with a plan for the workers. 
a)
Orwell, Stalin
b)
Trotsky, Stalin
c)
Lenin, Marx
d)
Marx, Engels
8.
Which term should fill in the blank:
What they wrote was known as the __________  __________. 
a)
Capitalist Papers
b)
Marxist Teachings
c)
Communist Manifesto
d)
Stalinist Systems
9.
Which terms should fill in the blanks:
From these ideas, the __________ party was set up in Russia, led by Vladimir __________.
a)
Bolshevik, Lenin
b)
Communist, Stalin
c)
Animal, Orwell
d)
Totalitarian, Trotsky
10.
Which term should fill in the blank:
This group led a revolution in October 19_____, and overthrew the unjust tsar _________. 
a)
91, George III
b)
84, George Orwell
c)
19, Joseph Stalin
d)
17, Nicholas II
11.
Which terms should fill in the blanks:
When this leader died in 1924, there was a bitter rivalry between __________ and __________ over who would take over. 
a)
Vladimir Lenin and Nicholas II
b)
Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky
c)
George Orwell and Ray Bradbury
d)
Joseph Stalin and Karl Marx
12.
Which term should fill in the blank:
__________ ended up gaining power and he ran his rival out of the country.
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
George Orwell
13.
Which term should fill in the blank:
He then began his regime of terror. All who opposed him were arrested by his secret police, known as the __________.
a)
MPD
b)
KGB
c)
BFG
d)
ABC
14.
a)
Testimonial
b)
Name Calling
c)
Card Stacking
d)
Repetition
15.
What type of propaganda does this show?
a)
transfer
b)
plain folk
c)
glittering generalities
d)
bandwagon 
16.
What type of propaganda does this show?
a)
bandwagon
b)
transfer
c)
plain folk 
d)
glittering generalities 
17.

What is a rhetorical device?

a)

figurative language

b)

language that changes ones' perspective

c)

language that is intended to have an effect on the audience

d)

literary devices

18.

"If we don’t move soon, we’re all going to die! Can’t you see how dangerous it would be to stay?"

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

logos

19.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

20.

"The veterinarian says that a German Shepherd will be the perfect match for our active lifestyle."

a)

logos

b)

ethos

c)

pathos

21.

What is an analogy?

a)

A study of words.

b)

A comparison between two things.

c)

A type of food.

d)

A character from Star Wars.

22.

A rhetorical device that repeats a grammatical pattern

a)

allusion

b)

anaphora

c)

parallelism

d)

aphorism

e)

antithesis

23.

A rhetorical device that uses strong, vivid descriptions to help audience imagine

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personficiation

c)

diction

d)

imagery

e)

hyperbole

24.
The use of language in such a way that apparent meaning, contrasts sharply with the real meaning.
a)
irony
b)
simile 
c)
allusion
d)
coherence