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Animal Farm: Chapters 1-5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Old Major call the meeting of the animals?

a)

To talk about his life

b)

To talk about his strange dream

c)

To say he was leaving the farm

d)

To talk about Mr. Jones

2.

What brought on the Rebellion?

a)

Mr. Jones was beating the animals

b)

The animals were tired of working

c)

Mr. Jones was not feeding his animals

d)

The animals were bored and wanted some excitement

3.

What is the major debate between Snowball and Napoleon in Chapter 5?

a)

Whether or not they should attack Mr. Jones

b)

Whether or not they should work everyday

c)

Whether or not they should distribute the food evenly

d)

Whether or not they should build the windmill

4.

In Chapter 5 during the Meetings, Snowball would often win over the animals by...

a)

Bribing them with exotic food

b)

Scaring them into believing what he said

c)

By having brilliant speeches

d)

By ridiculing Napoleon

5.

What would the windmill provide for the farm?

a)

Extra food

b)

Air-conditioning during the summer months

c)

Electrical power

d)

A place for worship

6.

Which animal did not side with either faction in Chapter 5?

a)

Mollie

b)

Boxer

c)

Benjamin

d)

Clover

7.

The Battle of the Cowshed is what?

a)

When the animals first kicked Mr. Jones out of the farm.

b)

When Old Major first fought the humans years ago.

c)

When the animals defended Animal Farm from the attacking humans.

d)

When Napoleon used the dogs to chase Snowball away.

8.

Animal Farm is an allegory because the characters and events represent

a)

fiction

b)

democracy and freedom

c)

Real historical people/events

d)

the author's life story

9.

Animalism is a system of thought that symbolizes what real system?

a)

democracy

b)

communism

c)

majority rule

d)

federalism

10.

Napoleon, the tough and shrewd leader of the farm, represents which real leader from history

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Trotsky

11.

Farmer Jones represents which historical leader that was forced to leave as ruler

a)

Lenin

b)

Stalin

c)

Czar Nicholas

d)

Trotsky

12.

Which animal is killed during the Battle of the Cowshed

a)

Sheep

b)

goat

c)

dog

d)

chicken

13.

Who chases Snowball off of the farm

a)

Napoleon

b)

Boxer and Clover

c)

Sheep

d)

dogs

14.

Why does Napoleon take the puppies away?

a)

train/brainwash

b)

give better life to them

c)

to be mean to their mothers

d)

to teach them to be smart

15.

Why do the pigs say they need to eat extra food and sleep well

a)

they are larger and require more food

b)

they are better than the other animals

c)

they are smarter and need to stay that way

d)

they work the hardest

16.

What do the animals call their new laws they live by

a)

Animal Farm laws

b)

Seven Commandments

c)

Animal Constitution

d)

Napoleons Rules

17.

Animal Farm is a satire. What is a satire

a)

fable

b)

nonfiction

c)

about something serious

d)

using humor to make fun of something

18.

what is the animal's song they sing that Old Major taught them

a)

Animals Unite

b)

Freedom for All

c)

Beasts of England

d)

Animal Hero First class

19.

why do the animals dig up Old Major?

a)

to move his body

b)

to display his skull

c)

to preserve his bones

d)

to add the dead sheep to the grave

20.

Which animal leaves the farm on their own will

a)

Snowball

b)

Moses

c)

Mollie

d)

Muriel