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Animal Farm chapters 4-5

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

How did Snowball show a leadership role in the Battle of Cowshed?

a)

He dragged the sheep out of harm's way

b)

He organized the defensive attacks

c)

He tried to stop the battle and find peace

d)

He killed a boy

2.

All of the following are ways Mr. Jones and his neighbors spread propaganda about Animal Farm EXCEPT

a)

the animals were turning into cannibals

b)

the animals were starving to death

c)

the animals were constantly fighting with each other

d)

the animals were living in the house and sleeping in human beds

3.

Read the following and determine the mood:


"They were all carrying sticks, except for Jones, who was marching ahead with a gun in his hands. Obviously they were going to attempt the recapture of the farm." (57)

a)

angry

b)

rejected

c)

depressed

d)

stressed

4.

The fact that Napolean was completely absent from the The Battle of Cowshed characterizes him as

a)

obnoxious

b)

narcissistic

c)

cunning

d)

cowardly

5.

What is Boxer's tone in the following:


"I have no wish to take life. Not even human life."(59)

a)

anxious

b)

angry

c)

apologetic

d)

agitated

6.

Read the following and determine the tone:


"No sentimentality, comrade...War is war. The only good human being is a dead one."(59)

a)

disappointed

b)

aggressive

c)

insulting

d)

arrogant

7.

Why did Boxer feel guilty after the battle?

a)

He thought he killed the sheep

b)

He thought he killed a boy

c)

He thought he killed Mr. Jones

d)

He thought he killed Snowball

8.

Which line is an example of external conflict?

a)

"The pellets scored bloody streaks along Snowball's back, and a sheep dropped dead."

b)

"He is dead," said Boxer sorrowfully. "I had no intention of doing that."

c)

"Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to... tell them the story of the Rebellion, and teach them the tune of Beasts of England."

d)

"The human beings could not contain their rage when they heard this song, though they pretended to think it merely ridiculous."

9.

How does the following quote characterize Snowball:


"[The humans] saw, as they imagined, their enemies in flight, and they rushed after them in disorder. This was just what Snowball had intended… [the animals] had been lying in ambush in the cowshed."(57)

a)

foolish

b)

strategic

c)

mean

d)

desperate

10.

Where was Mollie during the battle?

a)

She fought right next to Boxer

b)

She was helping the pigeons

c)

She was hiding in the barn

d)

She turned traitorous and fought with the humans

11.

Why does Mollie turn away from Animal Farm?

a)

She is promised a better life

b)

She is forced out by Snowball

c)

She is stolen by Mr. Jones

d)

She is bribed with sugar and ribbons

12.

Between Snowball and Napolean who is characterized as the "thinker"

a)

Snowball

b)

Squealer

c)

Napolean

d)

Boxer

13.

How does Napolean show his dislike for the windmill?

a)

He erases all of Snowball's plans

b)

He encourages all the other animals to go against it

c)

He smashes it to the ground

d)

He urinates on Snowbal's plans

14.

What does the windmill represent in Snowball's eyes?

a)

A more equal society

b)

A more modern society

c)

A more divided society

d)

A working-class society

15.

All of the following are ways Napolean begins creating a totalitarian society EXCEPT

a)

He does not allow any debates

b)

He creates his own special committees

c)

He allows the other animals to call him "Sir"

d)

He leads with fear and lies

16.

How was Snowball expelled from society?

a)

Napolean's dogs chased him out

b)

He left on his own free will

c)

Mollie came back to get him

d)

Mr. Jones captured him

17.

What is Napolean's real motive for driving Snowball into exile?

a)

Remove the dumbest animals on the farm

b)

Remove the competition

c)

Create a secret society

d)

Create a more equal society