WorksheetsAnimal Farm Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
1. According to Old Major, what is the cause of the animals’ problems?
A) The animals’ own apathy
B) The humans
C) A lack of political power
D) Environmental damage by the farmers
2. Old Major's dream encourages the animals on Manor Farm to…
A) toil patiently.
B) memorize “The Beasts of England.”
C) fight to enslave humans.
D) revolt against the humans.
3. Which event in history is represented by Mr. Jones being driven off the farm?
A) The Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution
B) The Cold War
C) World War I
D) The Red Army’s invasion of Poland
4. Why do the pigs assume leadership on Animal Farm?
A) They are the bossiest animals.
B) They are the most intelligent animals.
C) Old Major was a pig, so it was expected.
D) They were voted into power.
5. Once the animals have chased the humans off the farm, what is the first thing they do?
A) They destroy the farmhouse.
B) They set up a flagpole and shrine to Old Major.
C) They destroy the equipment used to enslave them.
D) They move out of the barn.
6. During discussions at their meetings, who do the animals usually agree with?
A) Boxer
B) Snowball
C) Napoleon
D) Whoever was speaking
7. What is Napoleon’s reaction to the animals’ agreement to build the windmill?
A) He agrees to go along with the plan.
B) He gives a speech and convinces the animals otherwise.
C) He calls in the dogs, who chase Snowball off the farm.
D) He kills Snowball.
8. Which character(s) are used by Napoleon to enforce his laws on the other animals?
A) Chickens
B) The sheep
C) Squealer
D) Dogs
9. Why does Napoleon blame Snowball for many of the problems on the farm, including the destruction of the windmill?
A) He believes that Snowball is to blame.
B) He thinks that Snowball is a spy for the humans and other farmers.
C) Snowball is his main rival and he uses him as a scapegoat.
D) The animals prefer Snowball.
10. What does Squealer teach the sheep to bleat?
A) “Four legs good, two legs better!”
B) “Two legs good, Four legs better!”
C) “Napoleon good, Snowball bad!”
D) “Napoleon, our two legged leader!”
11. 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”
12. What title does Napoleon eventually assume for himself?
A) King of the Animals
B) Lord of Manor Farm
C) President of the Republic
D) God of Beasts
13. Orwell uses Animal Farm to…
A) comment on historical events.
B) satirize human behavior.
C) warn readers about the nature of power.
D) All of the above.
14. Why is the ending of Animal Farm particularly ironic?
A) Most of the animals have died.
B) The pigs become just like the humans.
C) The windmill is complete.
D) The Commandments have changed again.
15. What is one of the main themes of Animal Farm?
A) Power corrupts.
B) Joint leadership is the ideal.
C) It is never really possibly to be free.
D) Thinking for oneself is dangerous.
True or False: At the initial meeting held by Old Major, the animals vote about whether or not the rats and other wild animals are friends or foes.
True
False
True or False: One of the original commandments is, “Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a foe.”
True
False
True or False: The slogan, “No Animal shall kill another animal,” is changed to, “No animal shall kill another animal without cause.”
True
False
True or False: The pigs grow barley on the farm in order to make beer.
True
False
True or False: Falling stones kill Boxer when the windmill collapses.
True
False
True or False: In order to keep the animals in check, Squealer intimidates them with the threat of Mr Jones’ return.
True
False
True or False: Benjamin can read and is aware of what the pigs are doing; yet he never speaks up about it.
True
False
True or False: During the Battle of the Cowshed, Clover hides to avoid the action.
True
False
True or False: Napoleon abolished the singing of the “Beasts of England” because it gave the animals revolutionary ideas.
True
False
True or False: At the end of the novel, the farm is named ‘Manor Farm’ once again.
True
False
1. Snowball
A) Tsar Nicolas II
B) The capitalists who did business with the Soviet state
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Karl Marx / Vladimir Lenin
E) Leo Trotsky
2. Napoleon
A) Tsar Nicolas II
B) The capitalists who did business with the Soviet state
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Karl Marx / Vladimir Lenin
E) Leo Trotsky
3. Mr. Jones
A) Tsar Nicolas II
B) The capitalists who did business with the Soviet state
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Karl Marx / Vladimir Lenin
E) Leo Trotsky
4. Mr. Whymper
A) Tsar Nicolas II
B) The capitalists who did business with the Soviet state
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Karl Marx / Vladimir Lenin
E) Leo Trotsky
5. Old Major
A) Tsar Nicolas II
B) The capitalists who did business with the Soviet state
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Karl Marx / Vladimir Lenin
E) Leo Trotsky
6. Boxer
A) The working class
B) Russia’s materialistic upper class
C) Religion / The Russian Orthodox Church
D) Intellectuals who know things are wrong but don't care enough to do anything about it.
E) The Pravda – The Soviet Propaganda Press
7. Mollie
A) The working class
B) Russia’s materialistic upper class
C) Religion / The Russian Orthodox Church
D) Intellectuals who know things are wrong but don't care enough to do anything about it.
E) The Pravda – The Soviet Propaganda Press
8. Moses
A) The working class
B) Russia’s materialistic upper class
C) Religion / The Russian Orthodox Church
D) Intellectuals who know things are wrong but don't care enough to do anything about it.
E) The Pravda – The Soviet Propaganda Press
9. Benjamin
A) The working class
B) Russia’s materialistic upper class
C) Religion / The Russian Orthodox Church
D) Intellectuals who know things are wrong but don't care enough to do anything about it.
E) The Pravda – The Soviet Propaganda Press
10. Squealer
A) The working class
B) Russia’s materialistic upper class
C) Religion / The Russian Orthodox Church
D) Intellectuals who know things are wrong but don't care enough to do anything about it.
E) The Pravda – The Soviet Propaganda Press
1. “Comrades! You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in selfishness and privilege? Milk and apples contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brain workers; the organization of the farm totally depends on us.”
Boxer
Moses
Napoleon
Old Major
Squealer
2. “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.”
Boxer
Moses
Napoleon
Old Major
Squealer
3. “Gentlemen, here is my toast: To the prosperity of The Manor Farm!”
Boxer
Moses
Napoleon
Old Major
Squealer
4. “…up there, just on the other side of that dark cloud that you can see there it lies, Sugarcandy Mountain, that happy country where we poor animals shall rest for ever from our labours!”
Boxer
Moses
Napoleon
Old Major
Squealer
5. “If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.”
Boxer
Moses
Napoleon
Old Major
Squealer
