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Russian Rev/George Orwell/AF 1-4

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did George Orwell die of?

a)

cancer

b)

heart attack

c)

a series of mini-stroke

d)

tuberculosis

2.

Petrograd became the new name for what place?

a)

Leningrad

b)

Moscow

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Sugar Candy Mountain

3.

What is the best way to characterize Mr. Jones?

a)

an alcoholic

b)

a nice guy

c)

a protector of animals

d)

a murderer

4.

a buyer of worn-out, domestic animals or their carcasses for use as animal food or fertilizer.

a)

benevolent

b)

consume

c)

ensconce

d)

knacker

5.

to eat or drink, especially in great quantity

a)

benevolent

b)

consume

c)

ensconce

d)

knacker

6.

In Orwell’s famous quote from “Why I Write”, what two reasons does he give as to why he write?

a)

to resolve my emotions

b)

to expose a lie

c)

to draw attention to a fact

d)

to bring entertainment to the masses

7.

St. Petersburg's name was changed because it sounded too Australian.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is Old Major’s Plan in Chapter 1?

a)

to redesign the barn to make more equitable living spaces for the animals

b)

to make sure that the rats and rabbits know that the farm animals consider them friends

c)

to strategize a way to sneak animals off the farm to save them from imminent death

d)

to overthrow the humans and manage the farm themselves

9.

How did Squealer get his name?

a)

After the way he squealed when Boxer stepped on his foot.

b)

He was always telling on the other animals.

c)

He talked -- a lot.

d)

He's a very excitable pig.

10.

established, settled

a)

Benevolent

b)

Consume

c)

Ensconce

d)

Knacker

11.

suggestive of goodwill

a)

Benevolent

b)

Consume

c)

Ensconce

d)

Knacker

12.

What are the characteristics of George Orwell’s writing? Check all that apply.

a)

Lucid (clear) prose

b)

Awareness of social injustice

c)

Opposition to Totalitarianism

d)

Support of Socialist Democracy

13.

The White Army won the Russian Civil war in 1923.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What initiated the rebellion in chapter 2?

a)

The animals were hungry and got caught trying to feed themselves.

b)

Mr. Jones and his men came into the barns with whips and started abusing the pigs.

c)

Old Major's speech riled everyone up to storm the house to kick the Jones's out.

15.

What is the point of the song “Beasts of England”?

a)

It's their "anthem" and unites them in their desire to be free.

b)

It's an educational tool to teach the babies each year about their belief system.

c)

There is no point; it's just a cute song that they like.

16.

characterized by hard effort

a)

laborious

b)

disciple

c)

idle

d)

gambol

17.

ONE WHO ACCEPTS AND ASSISTS IN SPREADING THE DOCTRINES OF ANOTHER

a)

laborious

b)

disciple

c)

idle

d)

gambol

18.

What is George Orwell’s real name?

a)

Eric Arthur Blair

b)

Lev Davidovich Bronstein

c)

Ioseb Besarionis dzе Jughashvili

d)

Vladimir Ulyanov

19.

What is the time period between 1914 and 1921 known for?

a)

Japanese-Russo War

b)

Russian Revolution/Russian Civil War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

20.

What did the animals call their new belief system?

a)

Animalism

b)

Commumism

c)

Socialist Democracy

d)

Socialism

21.

Why did the animals decide that they would not live inside the farm house?

a)

There were too many walls.

b)

They didn't want to be like humans.

c)

They had a hard time getting up on the furniture.

d)

They thought that a museum was needed to promote culture among the animals.

22.

SHIFTLESS, LAZY

a)

laborious

b)

disciple

c)

idle

d)

gambol

23.

TO SKIP ABOUT IN PLAY; FROLIC

a)

laborious

b)

disciple

c)

idle

d)

gambol

24.

What group of animals is the smartest?

a)

dogs

b)

horses

c)

pigs

d)

sheep/ducks

25.

What group of animals is the hardest to educate?

a)

dogs

b)

horses

c)

pigs

d)

sheep/ducks

26.

What group of animals is the most loyal to animalism?

a)

dogs

b)

horses

c)

pigs

d)

sheep/ducks

27.

LIVELY

a)

knoll

b)

maltreat

c)

unalterable

d)

vivacious

28.

What phrase do the sheep and hens repeat?

a)

I will work harder.

b)

Baa baa baa haa haa haa

c)

Four legs good two legs bad.

d)

Death to humans!

29.

NOT CAPABLE OF BEING ALTERED OR CHANGED

a)

knoll

b)

maltreat

c)

unalterable

d)

vivacious

30.

What is the wonderful place in sky where animals go when they die?

a)

animal heaven

b)

animal skyway

c)

hard candy mountain

d)

sugar candy mountain

31.

Compare and contrast Snowball and Napoleon.

4 lines
32.

A SMALL ROUND HILL

a)

knoll

b)

maltreat

c)

unalterable

d)

vivacious

33.

TO TREAT CRUELLY AND ROUGHLY; ABUSE

a)

knoll

b)

maltreat

c)

unalterable

d)

vivacious

34.

What did Snowball say about the best kind of human beings?

a)

The best human being is an understanding one.

b)

The best human being is a dead one.

c)

The best human being is a traitor.

35.

Why did the animals forgo their milk and apples so that the pigs could have them?

a)

The pigs bought them with other grains the animals enjoyed.

b)

The animals were scared because the pigs started carrying whips.

c)

Squealer said it was brain food, and the pigs needed it to figure out how to keep Jones away.

36.

TO BE IN A STATE OF ACTIVITY OR PRODUCTION; TO REACH A HEIGHT OF DEVELOPMENT OF INFLUENCE

a)

flourish

b)

hunter

c)

mute

d)

posthumous

37.

A HORSE USED FOR HUNTING WITH HOUNDS

a)

flourish

b)

hunter

c)

mute

d)

posthumous

38.

What is happening to surrounding farms in Chapter 4?

a)

Nothing. Pretty much business as usual.

b)

There are small uprisings of animals.

c)

There are large scale animal revolutions.

d)

Animals on many farms have joined together to kill mankind.

39.

Which commandment seems to have been broken and by whom?

a)

Whoever goes upon four legs or has wings is a friend - the cat.

b)

No animal shall kill another animal - Boxer

c)

No animal shall wear clothing - Boxer

d)

All animals are equal - the pigs

40.

TO MELT, MAKE FLUID, DEFECATE (OF BIRDS)

a)

flourish

b)

hunter

c)

mute

d)

posthumous

41.

OCCURING AFTER DEATH

a)

flourish

b)

hunter

c)

mute

d)

posthumous

42.

TO SEPARATE SEED

a)

shrewd

b)

thresh

c)

tractable

43.

SEVERE, HARD; MARKED BY CLEVER DISCERNING AWARENESS AND HARD-HEADED COMMON SENSE

a)

shrewd

b)

thresh

c)

tractable

44.

EASILY HANDLED, MANAGED

a)

shrewd

b)

thresh

c)

tractable