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Animal Farm Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 5mins

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.

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

a)

Squealer

b)

Napoleon

c)

Boxer

d)

Moses

6.

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

a)

Squealer

b)

Snowball

c)

Old Major

d)

Napoleon

7.

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

a)

Frederick

b)

Pilkington

c)

the cat

d)

Boxer

8.

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

a)

Boxer

b)

Squealer

c)

Snowball

d)

Mollie

9.
Napoleon represents
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
the proletariat
d)
Joseph Stalin
10.
What is a primary theme of Animal Farm?
a)
thinking for oneself is dangerous
b)
absolute power corrupts absolutely
c)
man wants to be controlled
d)
joint leadership is ideal
11.
Why do the pigs assume leadership on Animal Farm?
a)
they were voted into power
b)
Old Major was a pig, so it was expected
c)
they were the most intelligent animal
d)
the horses declined the leadership
12.
Orwell uses Animal Farm as a platform for
a)
warning readers about the nature of power
b)
satirizing human behavior
c)
comment of historical events
d)
all of the above
13.

Which event in history is the allegory that Animal Farm is representing?

a)

World War I

b)

The Cold War

c)

The Russian Revolution

d)

The 4th of July

14.

What do the animals call their ideology?

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Animalism

15.

The deliberate manipulation of language used to change people’s opinions or point-of-view.

a)

satire

b)

irony

c)

propaganda

d)

caricature

16.

Who is Napoleon’s mouthpiece/announcer?

a)

Snowball

b)

Squealer

c)

Benjamin

d)

Old Major

17.

What is a satire?

a)

A way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point

b)

Words that refer to ideas, qualities, attitudes, and conditions that cannot be perceived with the senses

c)

The associations and emotions a word may evoke

d)

A generally harmless word that replaces an offensive or suggestive one

18.

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

19.

What is the name of the song that Old Major teaches the other animals?

a)

Beasts of England

b)

Beasts of Burden

c)

Beasts of Utopia

d)

Beasts of Prosperity

20.

Animalism is modeled after...

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

communism

c)

socialism

d)

democracy

21.

Snowball represents...

a)

Stalin

b)

Tsar Nicholas II

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Trotsky

22.

Boxer represents...

a)

The Russian Working class

b)

KGB

c)

The Russian orthodox church

d)

Karl Marx

23.

Moses represents...

a)

Stalin

b)

The Russian working class

c)

KGB

d)

The Russian Orthodox church

24.

Mr. Jones represents...

a)

Tsar Nicholas II

b)

Trotsky

c)

Stalin

d)

Karl Marx

25.

Old Major represents...

a)

Trotsky

b)

Stalin

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Karl Marx

26.

The dogs/puppies represent...

a)

The Russian working class

b)

The KGB

c)

The Russian Orthodox church

27.

Animal Farm writer George Orwell is also known for his most famous novel...

a)

The Book Thief

b)

1984

c)

Lord of the Flies

d)

Slaughterhouse-Five