WorksheetsCh. 1-7 Animal Farm
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
_________ 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
Snowball
Boxer
Benjamin
Squealer
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."
Boxer
Napoleon
Squealer
Snowball
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."
Mollie
Clover
Bluebell
Jessie
Who is it? "__________ was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal.
Jessie
Bluebell
Clover
Mollie
What propaganda type is being used" "...the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty."
Loaded words
Name calling
Bandwagon
Hasty generalization
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."
Napoleon
Snowball
Squealer
Boxer
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."
Old Major
Squealer
Snowball
Napoleon
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."
Squealer
Snowball
Napoleon
Old Major
"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 ... "
confiscated by the pigs.
hidden in the farmhouse.
burned in the incinerator.
flung down the well.
"...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."
Ten
Seven
Six
Eight
Who is it? "His answer to every problem, every setback, was 'I will work harder!'— which he had adopted as his personal motto."
Napoleon
Snowball
Benjamin
Boxer
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."
Benjamin
Moses
Squealer
Napoleon
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."
Benjamin
Squealer
Snowball
Napoleon
“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.”
mouth
brain
foot
hand
"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?
Baby lambs
Baby chicks
Nine puppies
Nine rats
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!"
False Cause and Effect
Hasty Generalization
Ad Hominem
Red Herring
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’?
the Raven
the mice
the pigeons
the rats
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?
U.S. and U.K.
Hitler
Tsar Nicholas II
Woodrow Wilson
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?
U.S. and U.K.
Vladimir Ilych Lenin
Tsar Nicholas II
Hitler
"__________, 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."
Snowball/Alexander the Great's
Napoleon/Cyrus the Great's
Napoleon/Hannibal's
Snowball/Julius Caesar's
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."
knowledgeable
unaware
respectable
humiliating
Who said the following? “No sentimentality, comrade!” ... “War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.”
Snowball
Boxer
Napoleon
Squealer
"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."
Battle of the Farm House
Battle of the Big Barn
Battle of the Cowshed
Battle of Animal Farm
"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..."
Clover
Mollie
Bluebell
Jessie
"At the Meetings __________ often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but __________ was better at canvassing support for himself in between times."
Napoleon/Snowball
Snowball/Napoleon
"The whole farm was deeply divided on the subject of the __________."
battle
election
windmill
farm house
"The animals formed themselves into two factions under the slogan, “Vote for __________ and the three-day week” and “Vote for __________ and the full manger.”
Snowball/Napoleon
Napoleon/Snowball
What is the first announcement that Napoleon makes after the expulsion of Snowball?
Sunday-morning Meetings would come to an end.
Saturday-morning Meetings would come to an end.
A special committee of pigs would be in charge.
Sunday-morning debates would continue as usual.
Ch. 6: The animals "were conscious of a vague uneasiness" when Napoleon makes an announcement that he has arranged...
to have all the animals move into the farm house for their added comfort.
to hunt down Snowball so he can be tried in Animal Farm courts for treason.
to have Mr. Whymper act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world.
to buy lumber from the neighboring farm to help support the windmill.
Ch. 6: What commandment is violated in this chapter when the pigs move into the farmhouse?
The 4th commandment: No animal shall sleep in a bed.
The 3rd commandment: No animal shall wear clothes.
The 5th commandment: No animal shall drink alcohol.
The 6th commandment: No animal shall kill any other animal.
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!"
Testimonial
Glittering generalities
Bandwagon
Name calling
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."
wheat
corn
potato
soybean
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."
hens
cows
horses
sheep
Ch. 7 "Whenever anything went wrong it became usual to attribute it to Snowball." What is the purpose of this?
It makes Snowball into a revolutionary legend.
It gives Napoleon an excuse to examine the effectiveness of his regime.
It excuses any failures made on the part of Napoleon's regime.
It allows Snowball to intimidate the less intelligent animals.
Ch. 7 "Snow was in league with __________ from the very start!"
Whymper
Pilkington
Frederick
Jones
Ch. 7 What is the name of the award for bravery given out by the animals?
Animal Champion, First Order
Animal Hero, First Class
Animal Defender, First Degree
Animal Honor, First Rank
Ch. 7 "If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right." What type of propaganda is being used?
Testimonial
Name calling
Bandwagon
Red Herring
Ch. 7 Orwell promotes the idea that __________________ are more likely to be swayed by ludicrous propaganda.
passionate revolutionaries
highly educated people
the upper class
less intelligent people
Ch. 7 "He announced that, by a special decree of Comrade Napoleon, ___________________ had been abolished."
any communication with Snowball
the Fourth Commandment
the Seven Commandments
Beasts of England
