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Animal Farm Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

Allegories are...

a)

Symbolic stories in which the characters and events represent something else

b)

Symbolic stories where animals are the only characters within the story

c)

A type of fable that is meant to teach a lesson

d)

A type of parable that is meant to teach a lesson.

2.

According to Old Major, what is the cause of the animals’ problems?

a)

The animals’ own apathy

b)

The humans’ control over them

c)

A lack of political power

d)

The pigs’ control over them

3.

What event in history is represented by Mr. Jones being driven from his own farm?

(a)  

4.

Once the animals have chased the humans off the farm, what is the first thing they do after looking at everything they now own?

a)

They destroy the farmhouse.

b)

They set up a flagpole and shrine to Old Major.

c)

They destroy the equipment used to enslave them.

d)

They move out of the barn and into the house.

5.

What mantra do the sheep always chant?

(a)  

6.

Persuasive language used to convince people of something is also know as...

a)

Theme

b)

Persepolis

c)

Propaganda

d)

Argumentation

7.

Why does Napoleon blame Snowball for many of the problems on the farm, including the destruction of the windmill?

a)

He truly believes that Snowball is to blame for all of their misfortunes.

b)

He thinks that Snowball is a spy for the human farmers.

c)

Snowball is Napoleon’s main rival, so he uses him as a scapegoat to turn the others against him.

d)

The animals prefer Snowball because he is older and wiser than Napoleon.

8.

Why is the ending of Animal Farm particularly ironic?

a)

Most of the animals have died.

b)

The pigs become just like the humans.

c)

The windmill is complete.

d)

The Commandments have changed again.

9.

Orwell uses Animal Farm to…

a)

Comment on historical events.

b)

Satirize human behavior.

c)

Warn readers about the nature of power.

d)

All of the above

10.

Napoleon most likely bans "Beasts of England" because he is afraid of another...

(a)  

11.

Squealer's propaganda does NOT include…

a)

Emphasizing that the pigs have everyone’s best intentions in mind

b)

Intimidating the animals with the threat of Jones’ return

c)

Convincing the animals that the pigs are doing the brain work on the farm

d)

Continuously reminding the animals that “Snowball is always right.”

12.

“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.”


Who said this?

(a)  

13.

“Gentlemen, here is my toast: To the prosperity of The Manor Farm!”

Who said this?

(a)  

14.

What is theme?

a)

A universal message/lesson in a story. Must be a statement.

b)

A lesson that the main character learns in a story.

c)

A word that sums up a lesson in a story.

15.

Which of the following do Napoleon's dogs NOT represent?

a)

The Holocaust & mass genocide

b)

Stalin's secret military police force (the KGB)

c)

Intimidation techniques used to maintain power

d)

Fear as a manipulation technique