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Animal Farm Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Old Major is symbolic of

a)

Marx

b)

Trotsky

c)

The Tsar

d)

Stalin

2.

Snowball is symbolic of

a)

Marx

b)

Trotsky

c)

The Tsar

d)

Propaganda

3.

Squealer is symbolic of

a)

Marx

b)

Stalin

c)

Propaganda

d)

The Tsar

4.

Mollie is symbolic of

a)

The Tsar

b)

Stalin

c)

Trotsky

d)

The aristocrats

5.

Napoleon is symbolic of

a)

The Tsar

b)

Marx

c)

Stalin

d)

The aristocrats

6.

Mr. Frederick is symbolic of

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Soviet Union

7.

Mr. Pilkington is symbolic of

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

France

8.

Animal Farm is what type of literature?

a)

An allegory

b)

A fairy tale

c)

Science Fiction

d)

An epic

9.

Who is the author of Animal Farm?

a)

Marx

b)

Steinbeck

c)

JK Rowling

d)

George Orwell

10.

The scapegoat for Napoleon is

a)

Mollie

b)

A goat

c)

Snowball

d)

Boxer

11.

The building of the windmill symbolizes

a)

the animals' attempt to mechanize the farm

b)

the Russian Civil War

c)

the USSR's attempts to become an industrial nation

d)

the ambitions of the working class

12.

Name calling technique

a)

Negative names are used for the enemy or opposition

b)

Links positive, general, and commonly accepted words with a person, group, or cause

c)

Substitutes words or phrases with softer, nicer ones to create a more positive response

d)

Claims that an audience should do something because everybody else is doing it

13.

Generalities

a)

provides negative names for the the enemy or opposition

b)

links positive, general words with a person, group, or cause

c)

substitutes words or phrases with softer, nicer ones

d)

uses well-known personalities to endorse a person, group, or cause

14.
Which character(s) are used by Napoleon to enforce his laws on the other animals?
a)
chickens
b)
hens
c)
the sheep
d)
dogs
15.
Orwell uses Animal Farm as a platform for
a)
warning readers about the nature of power
b)
satirizing human behavior
c)
comment of historical events
d)
all of the above
16.
What does the windmill represent to the animals?
a)
the expansion of communism
b)
the power of the pigs
c)
the return of the humans
d)
enslavement of pigs
17.
Why do the pigs assume leadership on Animal Farm?
a)
they were voted into power
b)
Old Major was a pig, so it was expected
c)
they were the most intelligent animal
d)
the horses declined the leadership
18.
The ending of the story is ironic because
a)
the pigs remained in power
b)
the windmill is rebuilt
c)
there is no difference between the men the pigs
d)
thinking for oneself is dangerous
19.
The Russian Orthodox Church is represented by
a)
Benjamin
b)
Clover
c)
Mollie
d)
Moses
20.
Boxer represents
a)
the upper class bourgeoisie
b)
the working class
c)
Karl Marx
d)
George Orwell
21.
What is a primary theme of Animal Farm?
a)
thinking for oneself is dangerous
b)
absolute power corrupts absolutely
c)
man wants to be controlled
d)
joint leadership is ideal
22.
Fools Napoleon with forged bank notes
a)
Mr. Whymper
b)
Snowball
c)
Benjamin
d)
Mr. Frederick
23.
The first traitors to be executed were the four young pigs.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Boxer's maxim is "Do not listen to Napoleon!"
a)
True
b)
False
25.

Who is Mr. Jones from history?

a)

Czar Nicholas II

b)

Trotsky

c)

Lenin

d)

Napoleon

26.

Who is Moses from history?

a)

Heaven

b)

Religion

c)

Leon Trotsky

d)

The Propaganda Department

27.

Who is Mollie from history?

a)

Working class/Proletariat

b)

Upper class/Bourgeoisie

c)

Religion

d)

Nazi Germany

28.

What is animalism from history?

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

29.

Not much of a talker, but a boar with a reputation for being obstinate

a)

Mollie

b)

Napoleon

c)

Squealer

d)

Snowball

30.

An allegory...

a)

ridicules real world people and issues

b)

has animals doing human things

c)

has many symbols of real world people, events, and places

d)

is a story with animals that conveys a lesson

31.

Who is Boxer from history?

a)

Working class/Proletariat

b)

Upper class/Bourgeoisie

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Karl Marx

32.
What do the animals notice as the humans and pigs sit together in the farm house?
a)
The pigs are wearing hats; the humans are not.
b)
The humans have more money than the pigs.
c)
They look the same
d)
They are allies 
33.
At the end of the story, the pig and human faces appear indistinguishable from one another. This illustrates the idea that
a)
the pigs and humans were working together since the rebellion.
b)
the animals finally realize that they would prefer the return of Mr. Jones.
c)
The animals finally understand that they have simply traded their human oppressors for pig oppressors.
d)
Benjamin needs to lead a new rebellion, this one against the pigs.
34.

Represents the KGB or Secret Police

a)

dogs

b)

horses

c)

birds

d)

pigs

35.

____________ is the middleman between Animal Farm and the human world.

a)

Mr. Whymper

b)

Moses

c)

Clover

d)

Frederick

36.

Animal Farm is an allegory because it...

a)

has a surface level and a deeper level of meaning

b)

is the story about a improbable revolution by animals

c)

was written by Eric Blair

d)

involved intelligent pigs who can talk, read and write

37.

True or False

Euphemisms substitute words or phrases with softer, nicer ones

a)

True

b)

False

38.

True or False

Bandwagon technique warns an audience that something horrible will happen

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Appeal to authority technique

a)

tries to convince the audience that someone is one of them

b)

uses well-known personalities to endorse a cause

c)

claims that an audience should do something because everyone is doing it

d)

uses exaggeration

40.

True or False

Hyperbole technique uses exaggeration to make a point.

a)

True

b)

False