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"Animal Farm" Unit Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Animal Farm" was written by:

a)

Orwell Jones

b)

Jones Anderson

c)

George Anderson

d)

George Orwell

2.

When a writer sets out to expose human stupidity, often in politics or society, their work is a:

a)

Palindrome

b)

Satire

c)

Parody

d)

Epoch

3.

A great tool for building a satire is the use of:

a)

allegory

b)

non-fiction

c)

biography

d)

autobiography

4.

Orwell uses animals to expose humans and human behaviors that are flawed with the following literary device:

a)

Parody

b)

Sarcasm

c)

Exaggeration

d)

Allegory

5.

True or False: "Animal Farm" is an allegorical, satirical fable.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Orwell was a social activist that also wrote this futuristic, dystopian novel:

a)

"Fahrenheit 451"

b)

"1984"

c)

"The Time Machine"

d)

"The Handmaid's Tale"

7.

To George Orwell, ________________________ is a governing style that is extremely dangerous to society and should be prevented.

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Democracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Conservativism

8.

When one person dictates all sectors of political and social life, taking freedom from citizens, this is a:

a)

Democracy

b)

Totalitarian government

c)

Republican party

d)

monarchy

9.

In the allegory "Animal Farm," the following leader is represented by Napoleon and was a totalitarian leader of the U.S.S.R.:

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Vladimir Lenin

10.

Stalin's propaganda--flyers and posters to keep citizens in line--is represented by:

a)

Molly

b)

Squealer

c)

Snowball

d)

Old Major

11.

These animals represent secret police (KGB):

a)

Napoleon's soldier pigs.

b)

Moses the raven and his spying bird friends.

c)

Puppies raised to be ferocious dogs.

d)

Clover, Mollie, and Snowball

12.

The Proletariat (working class) who naively believed in Stalin and were abused are represented by:

a)

Boxer

b)

Benjamin

c)

Moses the Raven

d)

Snowball

13.

This character, usually calm and quiet, panics and protests when Boxer is carted off:

a)

Benjamin

b)

Molly

c)

Clover

d)

Old Major

14.

Drunken, abusive Mr. Jones represents this leader that was overthrown and kicked out of Russia:

a)

King Charles III

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Tsar Nicolas II

d)

Karl Marx

15.

This object represents industry, and is the center of activity and arguing on the farm:

a)

Tractor

b)

Irrigation Equipment

c)

Printing Press

d)

Windmill

16.

This character favored sugar and ribbons, proving to be too bourgeois (upper class) for the revolution on Animal Farm:

a)

Moses the Raven

b)

Mollie

c)

The cat

d)

Mrs. Jones

17.

True or False: Boxer was provided with a comfortable retirement after his injury:

a)

True

b)

False

18.

George Orwell did NOT write "Animal Farm" to:

a)

To demonstrate that all leaders should be watched closely and monitored.

b)

create a fable for young children to enjoy.

c)

Share a cautionary tale with his readers.

d)

criticize Joseph Stalin and totalitarianism.