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The Animal Farm- Revision Questions

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Young female horse who likes ribbons, sugar cubes and other luxuries.

a)

Benjamin

b)

Clover

c)

the cat

d)

Mollie

2.

The raven who talks about a place called "Sugarcandy Mountain".

a)

Mollie

b)

Boxer

c)

Pincher

d)

Moses

3.

The farmer who owns Manor Farm and treats the animals poorly.

a)

Mr. Jones

b)

Mrs. Muriel

c)

Mr. Napoleon

d)

Mr. Boxer

4.

Cynical, ill tempered donkey who is the oldest animal on the farm.

a)

Muriel

b)

Clover

c)

Boxer

d)

Benjamin

5.

The three adult dogs.

a)

Bluebell, Jessie, Pincher

b)

Mollie, Clover, Moses

c)

Bluebell, Mollie, Clover

d)

Bluebell, Mollie, Pincher

6.

Male horse who is the strongest but not the smartest animal on the farm.

a)

Squealer

b)

Napoleon

c)

Boxer

d)

Moses

7.

The goat

a)

Muriel

b)

Mollie

c)

Clover

d)

Bluebell

8.

Character who disappears every time there is work to do.

a)

the cat

b)

the goat

c)

the dogs

d)

the pigs

9.

The last animal seen near the milk before it disappears.

a)

Squealer

b)

Snowball

c)

Old Major

d)

Napoleon

10.

Mature, motherly horse who is friendly with Boxer.

a)

Muriel

b)

Mollie

c)

Clover

d)

Jessie

11.

Old pig who teaches the animals about Animalism and talks of rebellion.

a)

Squealer

b)

Snowball

c)

Old Major

d)

Napoleon

12.

One of the pigs who leads Animal Farm. He paints the 7 commandments on the wall.

a)

Squealer

b)

Snowball

c)

Napoleon

d)

Old Major

13.

Animal who is very good at persuading other animals to agree with him.

a)

Moses

b)

Boxer

c)

Squealer

d)

Snowball

14.

The animal largely responsible for building the windmill.

a)

Boxer

b)

Frederick

c)

Benjamin

d)

Clover

15.

Animal who doesn't believe in the rebellion.

a)

Benjamin

b)

Boxer

c)

Clover

d)

Frederick

16.

The animal who can read as well as any pig but thinks there was nothing worth reading.

a)

Clover

b)

Mollie

c)

Moses

d)

Benjamin

17.

The character who cheats the animals out of the money for the wood.

a)

Frederick

b)

Pilkington

c)

the cat

d)

Boxer

18.

This animal likes the gifts of humans and is seen talking to them.

a)

Clover

b)

the cat

c)

Muriel

d)

Mollie

19.

Animals who repeat every slogan they are taught.

a)

the puppies

b)

the chickens

c)

the sheep

d)

the goats

20.

Animal who led Battle of the Cowshed but is then remembered as a coward.

a)

Boxer

b)

Squealer

c)

Snowball

d)

Mollie

21.
“All animals are equal, but some animals are ___________________________.”
a)
more equal than others
b)
more powerful than others
c)
more intelligent than others
d)
smellier than others  
22.
What title does Napoleon eventually assume for himself?
a)
Lord of Manor Farm
b)
God of Beasts
c)
King of the Animals
d)
President of the Republic
23.
What is the significance of the pigs’ strong resemblance to humans at the end of the novel?
a)
The resemblance suggests that all humans are greedy and lazy.
b)
The resemblance suggests that the pigs have become the corrupt oppressors that they once rebelled against. 
c)
The resemblance suggests that both pigs and humans use their intelligence to oppress other animals.
d)
The resemblance suggests that both pigs and humans cheat at card games. 
24.
What is Sugarcandy Mountain?
a)
The name of the lullaby that Napoleon forces the pigeons to sing his 31 piglets
b)
The idea of animal heaven propagated by Moses the raven
c)
the setting for the story that Mollie tells to the lambs
d)
The mountain visible on Animal Farm's horizon
25.

What is an allegory?

a)

Repetition of one or more words at the beginning of sentences/phrases

b)

The use of dissimilar images in order to contrast their differences

c)

A paradox reduced to two words

d)

A story in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas

26.

Animal Farm went from being a monarchy to communism to a:

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Socialist country

d)

Nationalist country

27.
Which animal hides during the Battle of the Cowshed?
a)
Boxer
b)
Clover
c)
Jessie
d)
Mollie
28.
Which set of words most accurately describes the common animals as a group?
a)
hard-working, literate, informed
b)
lazy, educated, aggressive
c)
hard-working, illiterate, gullible
d)
lazy, illiterate, informed
29.
How does Napoleon express his contempt for Snowball's windmill plans?
a)
by spitting on them
b)
by giving a scathing speech
c)
by urinating on them
d)
by writing Snowball a letter
30.
Why does Napoleon feel threatened by Boxer?
a)
Boxer is the most intelligent animal on the farm.
b)
Boxer is secretly plotting to overthrow Napoleon. 
c)
Boxer is the strongest animal on the farm.
d)
Boxer is well-respected by the other animals and has great influence over them
31.
What is the name of the quasi-Marxist socialist philosophy advocated by Napoleon and Snowball?
a)
Feudalism
b)
Animalism
c)
Fourleggism
d)
Pigism
32.
What are Boxer’s maxims?
a)
"Snowball is always right” and “For the glory of Animal Farm”
b)
“I will work harder” and “For the glory of Animal Farm”
c)
“I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right”
d)
“Snowball is always right” and “I will work harder”
33.
What is Boxer’s ultimate fate?
a)
He dies of old age.
b)
The windmill falls on him.
c)
Napoleon sells him to a glue factory.
d)
Mr. Whymper shoots him.
34.
Who reduces the ideals of Animalism to the phrase “Four legs good, two legs bad”?
a)
Snowball
b)
Napoleon
c)
Squealer
d)
Boxer
35.
Who teaches the sheep to chant “Four legs good, two legs better”?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Squealer
c)
Snowball
d)
Moses
36.
What does Napoleon rename Animal Farm in his toast at the end of the novel?
a)
Napoleon Farm
b)
Pig Farm
c)
Manor Farm
d)
Pigwood
37.

What kind of animal is Boxer?

a)

Pig

b)

Horse

c)

Donkey

d)

Cow

38.

What is the name of the previous owner of the farm that the animals have seized power over?

a)

Mr. Jones

b)

Mr. James

c)

Mr. John

d)

Mr. Joseph

39.

What is a maxim?

a)

A paradoxical statement involving conflicting emotions

b)

A short statement of a general truth or rule for behavior

c)

A word class involving adjectives, adverbs and prepositions

d)

A society where the ruling class has all the power and control

40.

Who gave the motivational and revolutionary speech at the beginning of Animal Farm?

a)

Mr. Jones

b)

Old Major

c)

Mollie

d)

Mr. Whymper

41.

Which animal is injured during the Battle of Cowshed

a)

Snowball

b)

Minimus

c)

Boxer

d)

Moses

42.
Designed the plans for the windmill.
a)
Napoleon
b)
Whymper
c)
Snowball
d)
Mollie
43.
Symbolized working citizens who though good at heart, were blind followers. 
a)
Mollie
b)
Squealer
c)
The Dogs
d)
Boxer
44.

Symbolized the propaganda department, used to manipulate the people through propaganda.

a)

Napoleon

b)

Snowball

c)

Moses

d)

Squealer

45.
Trained in secret by Napoleon. 
a)
Dogs
b)
Hens
c)
Sheep
d)
Farmer Jones
46.
When was Animal Farm published?
a)
1917
b)
1922
c)
1945
d)
1984
47.
What event in history is Animal Farm said to have been based on?
a)
The Bay of Pigs
b)
World War 1
c)
World War 2
d)
The Russian Revolution
48.
Who was the head of state in Russia before the Revolution?
a)
Tsar Nicolas II
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Adolf Hitler
49.
Who is the author of The Communist Manifesto, the text on which the ideas behind communism are largely based?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
50.
Who turned out to be the most important leader of the USSR (and responsible for 20 million deaths)?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
51.

Who gave the motivational and revolutionary speech at the beginning of Animal Farm?

a)

Mr. Jones

b)

Old Major

c)

Mollie

d)

Mr. Whymper