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Ch. 1-7 Animal Farm

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered. He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark

a)

Snowball

b)

Boxer

c)

Benjamin

d)

Squealer

2.

Who is it? " A white stripe down his nose gave him a somewhat stupid appearance, and in fact he was not of first-rate intelligence, but he was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work."

a)

Boxer

b)

Napoleon

c)

Squealer

d)

Snowball

3.

Who is it? "At the last moment __________, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr. Jones’s trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar."

a)

Mollie

b)

Clover

c)

Bluebell

d)

Jessie

4.

Who is it? "__________ was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal.

a)

Jessie

b)

Bluebell

c)

Clover

d)

Mollie

5.

What propaganda type is being used" "...the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty."

a)

Loaded words

b)

Name calling

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Hasty generalization

6.

Who is it? "__________ was a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way."

a)

Napoleon

b)

Snowball

c)

Squealer

d)

Boxer

7.

Who is it? "__________ was a more vivacious pig ... quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character."

a)

Old Major

b)

Squealer

c)

Snowball

d)

Napoleon

8.

Who is it? "He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive."

a)

Squealer

b)

Snowball

c)

Napoleon

d)

Old Major

9.

"The harness-room at the end of the stables was broken open; the bits, the nose-rings, the dog-chains, the cruel knives with which Mr. Jones had been used to castrate the pigs and lambs, were all ... "

a)

confiscated by the pigs.

b)

hidden in the farmhouse.

c)

burned in the incinerator.

d)

flung down the well.

10.

"...the pigs had succeeded in reducing the principles of Animalism to __________ Commandments. These Commandments would now be inscribed on the wall; they would form an unalterable law by which all the animals on Animal Farm must live for ever after."

a)

Ten

b)

Seven

c)

Six

d)

Eight

11.

Who is it? "His answer to every problem, every setback, was 'I will work harder!'— which he had adopted as his personal motto."

a)

Napoleon

b)

Snowball

c)

Benjamin

d)

Boxer

12.

Who is it? "He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones’s time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either."

a)

Benjamin

b)

Moses

c)

Squealer

d)

Napoleon

13.

Who is it? "... in the evenings, they studied blacksmithing, carpentering, and other necessary arts from books which they had brought out of the farmhouse. __________ also busied himself with organizing the other animals into what he called Animal Committees."

a)

Benjamin

b)

Squealer

c)

Snowball

d)

Napoleon

14.

“A bird’s wing, comrades,” he said, “is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. It should therefore be regarded as a leg. The distinguishing mark of man is the __________, the instrument with which he does all his mischief.”

a)

mouth

b)

brain

c)

foot

d)

hand

15.

"He [Napoleon] took them up into a loft which could only be reached by a ladder from the harness-room, and there kept them in such seclusion that the rest of the farm soon forgot their existence." To whom is being referred?

a)

Baby lambs

b)

Baby chicks

c)

Nine puppies

d)

Nine rats

16.

What logical fallacy is being employed in the following? "Milk and apples ... contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us.... Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back!"

a)

False Cause and Effect

b)

Hasty Generalization

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Red Herring

17.

Who do Snowball and Napoleon sent out to tell the story of the Rebellion, and teach the animals on neighboring farms the tune of ‘Beasts of England’?

a)

the Raven

b)

the mice

c)

the pigeons

d)

the rats

18.

Who does the owner of Foxwood, "an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season" represent?

a)

U.S. and U.K.

b)

Hitler

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Woodrow Wilson

19.

Who does who owner of Pinchfield who was " a tough, shrewd man, perpetually involved in lawsuits and with a name for driving hard bargains" represent?

a)

U.S. and U.K.

b)

Vladimir Ilych Lenin

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Hitler

20.

"__________, who had studied an old book of _______________ campaigns which he had found in the farmhouse, was in charge of the defensive operations. He gave his orders quickly, and in a couple of minutes every animal was at his post."

a)

Snowball/Alexander the Great's

b)

Napoleon/Cyrus the Great's

c)

Napoleon/Hannibal's

d)

Snowball/Julius Caesar's

21.

In the context of the following sentence, what does ignominious mean? "And so within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come, with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way."

a)

knowledgeable

b)

unaware

c)

respectable

d)

humiliating

22.

Who said the following? “No sentimentality, comrade!” ... “War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.”

a)

Snowball

b)

Boxer

c)

Napoleon

d)

Squealer

23.

"There was much discussion as to what the battle should be called. In the end, it was named the ____________________, since that was where the ambush had been sprung."

a)

Battle of the Farm House

b)

Battle of the Big Barn

c)

Battle of the Cowshed

d)

Battle of Animal Farm

24.

"As winter drew on, __________ became more and more troublesome. She was late for work every morning and excused herself by saying that she had overslept..."

a)

Clover

b)

Mollie

c)

Bluebell

d)

Jessie

25.

"At the Meetings __________ often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but __________ was better at canvassing support for himself in between times."

a)

Napoleon/Snowball

b)

Snowball/Napoleon

26.

"The whole farm was deeply divided on the subject of the __________."

a)

battle

b)

election

c)

windmill

d)

farm house

27.

"The animals formed themselves into two factions under the slogan, “Vote for __________ and the three-day week” and “Vote for __________ and the full manger.”

a)

Snowball/Napoleon

b)

Napoleon/Snowball

28.

What is the first announcement that Napoleon makes after the expulsion of Snowball?

a)

Sunday-morning Meetings would come to an end.

b)

Saturday-morning Meetings would come to an end.

c)

A special committee of pigs would be in charge.

d)

Sunday-morning debates would continue as usual.

29.

Ch. 6: The animals "were conscious of a vague uneasiness" when Napoleon makes an announcement that he has arranged...

a)

to have all the animals move into the farm house for their added comfort.

b)

to hunt down Snowball so he can be tried in Animal Farm courts for treason.

c)

to have Mr. Whymper act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world.

d)

to buy lumber from the neighboring farm to help support the windmill.

30.

Ch. 6: What commandment is violated in this chapter when the pigs move into the farmhouse?

a)

The 4th commandment: No animal shall sleep in a bed.

b)

The 3rd commandment: No animal shall wear clothes.

c)

The 5th commandment: No animal shall drink alcohol.

d)

The 6th commandment: No animal shall kill any other animal.

31.

Ch. 6: What propaganda technique is being used in the following? "Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL!"

a)

Testimonial

b)

Glittering generalities

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Name calling

32.

Ch. 7 "Then it was discovered that the greater part of the __________ crop had been frosted in the clamps, which had not been covered thickly enough."

a)

wheat

b)

corn

c)

potato

d)

soybean

33.

Ch. 7 "When the __________ heard this, they raised a terrible outcry. They had been warned earlier that this sacrifice would be necessary, but had not believed that it would really happen."

a)

hens

b)

cows

c)

horses

d)

sheep

34.

Ch. 7 "Whenever anything went wrong it became usual to attribute it to Snowball." What is the purpose of this?

a)

It makes Snowball into a revolutionary legend.

b)

It gives Napoleon an excuse to examine the effectiveness of his regime.

c)

It excuses any failures made on the part of Napoleon's regime.

d)

It allows Snowball to intimidate the less intelligent animals.

35.

Ch. 7 "Snow was in league with __________ from the very start!"

a)

Whymper

b)

Pilkington

c)

Frederick

d)

Jones

36.

Ch. 7 What is the name of the award for bravery given out by the animals?

a)

Animal Champion, First Order

b)

Animal Hero, First Class

c)

Animal Defender, First Degree

d)

Animal Honor, First Rank

37.

Ch. 7 "If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right." What type of propaganda is being used?

a)

Testimonial

b)

Name calling

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Red Herring

38.

Ch. 7 Orwell promotes the idea that __________________ are more likely to be swayed by ludicrous propaganda.

a)

passionate revolutionaries

b)

highly educated people

c)

the upper class

d)

less intelligent people

39.

Ch. 7 "He announced that, by a special decree of Comrade Napoleon, ___________________ had been abolished."

a)

any communication with Snowball

b)

the Fourth Commandment

c)

the Seven Commandments

d)

Beasts of England