WorksheetsAnimal Farm Chapters 1-7
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
The leader of the USSR; after WWII he forced Communism upon the liberated countries and and created what was called "The Iron Curtain."
Lenin
Stalin
Trotsky
Pravda
His death in 1924 began a power struggle between two other communist leaders. The Soviets kept his mummified body on display until it was buried recently.
Lenin
Trotsky
Stalin
Pravda
Was the founder of Bolshevism (the communist party) and led the Bolsheviks in overthrowing the provisional government.
Lenin
Stalin
Trotsky
Proletariat
An economic system based on the exchange of capital (money).
Communism
Capitalism
Socialism
Allegory
A form of socialism proposed by Karl Marx which intends to effect reforms by advocating a revolution of the Proletariat.
Capitalism
Communism
Allegory
Socialism
A moral story, often with animal characters, in which one subject is represented by another character, figure, or event.
Allegory
Proletariat
Bourgeoisie
Pravda
A social system which favors collective ownership of the means of economic production and distribution.
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
Proletariat
What is a satire?
A way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point
Words that refer to ideas, qualities, attitudes, and conditions that cannot be perceived with the senses
The associations and emotions a word may evoke
A generally harmless word that replaces an offensive or suggestive one
What kind of animal is Boxer?
Pig
Horse
Donkey
Cow
What is the name of the previous owner of the farm that the animals have seized power over?
Mr. Jones
Mr. James
Mr. John
Mr. Joseph
What do the animals call their ideology?
Socialism
Communism
Animalism
Capitalism
Is this a correct definition of propaganda: “Information, especially false information, that a government or organization spreads in order to influence people’s opinions and beliefs”?
Yes!
No!
What is the name of Napoleon’s propagandist?
Healer
Squealer
Snitcher
Seeker
How many loyal attack dogs obey Napoleon’s command?
3
7
9
12
What is the name of the song that Old Major teaches the other animals?
Beasts of England
Beasts of Burden
Beasts of Utopia
Beasts of Prosperity
What has changed in the plans for the windmill?
The animals decided not to build a
windmill.
The animals will buy a windmill
instead of building one.
The animals will make the walls thicker
than before.
The animals will hire humans to do the work.
At the start of Ch. 7, which animals stay dedicated to Napoleon's cause?
Boxer
Clover
Muriel
Benjamin
Mollie
Why is life not as good on Animal Farm?
The animals are always cold and
always hungry.
Boxer makes everyone work too hard.
Benjamin is causing everyone to feel
depressed.
Napoleon is always around listening to the animals.
Napoleon and the other pigs need to hide the food situation on the farm because:
They don’t want the human world to know they have mismanaged the farm.
They don’t want the animals who are working so hard to notice there is less food than before.
They want to starve the animals to death to punish them for not working hard enough.
They are selling their food in order to buy parts for the windmill.
Napoleon made it look like they had more food than they did. How did they do it?
He made the barrels look like they were full of grain, but filled them with sand.
He replenished the grain with the apples the pigs had taken earlier.
He didn't.
He hid the food in the windmill so no one could see it.
What farm product is now going to be sold?
The cows' milk
The chickens' eggs
The ducks' feathers
The horses' oats
Why did the hens have to give up their eggs?
There were too many chickens on the farm.
The eggs were attracting foxes and other animals dangerous to the farm.
Napoleon needed assets to sell to get money for grain and meal.
The hens no longer wanted to care for all the eggs.
How do the animals protest the new trade item?
The chickens lay their eggs from the rafters
The cows refuse to be milked
The ducks all fly away
The horses refuse to plow the fields
What punishment is doled out to the hens for their protest?
Their food ration is stopped.
He kills every single hen.
The hens are forced to work more.
The hens are forced off the farm.
The hens went ____ days without food, and ____ of them died.
5, 9
8, 12
3, 4
9, 2
Snowball is blamed for any problems that happen on Animal Farm.
False
True
What does Squealer tell the animals about Snowball?
Snowball truly was a hero, and that he apologizes for his previous deceptions.
Snowball was working with Jones all along. He was Jones's secret agent.
Snowball's windmill designs were inferior to the new designs Napoleon has drafted up.
Snowball was seen talking with Mollie in town the week of the second battle.
What was Squealer's proof that Snowball and Mr. Jones set up the Battle of the Cowshed?
secret confessions
secret documents
he dreamt it
he heard it from another animal
After Squealer makes certain accusations about Snowball, who challenges Squealer's claims?
Boxer the horse
Muriel the goat
Benjamin the donkey
All of the sheep
It is important to Napoleon that the animals believe the stories about Snowball sneaking on the farm and causing problems because...
the animals will never welcome him back to live on the farm.
the sheep will repeat it often and that might help someone catch Snowball.
if they have an outside enemy to hate and fear, they won't question the pigs.
it is really Napoleon doing these things trying to scare the animals into doing things his way.
What happens to the animals that confess to being in league with Snowball?
They are forced off the farm.
They are made servants to the pigs.
They are killed by the dogs.
They are put in a pen that is now the farm’s prison.
Why did Napoleon begin executing animals?
He went crazy
He wanted to stop any rebellion against him by keeping the animals in fear.
He wanted to stop the spreading of disease; the ones he executed had rabies.
The ones he executed were too old to be productive. They were too expensive to keep.
What do the animals that were slaughtered by the dogs have in common?
Trying to steal the hens' eggs
Trying to overthrow Napoleon
Confessing to crimes against Animal Farm
Committing crimes against Animal Farm
Why is slaughter so terrifying for the animals?
So many animals died
It was the first time an animal killed another animal
They did not expect the slaughter
It was a particularly violent slaughter
Whom did Boxer blame for the executions?
Snowball
All of the farm animals
Napoleon
Snowball and Napoleon
After the public confessions and executions, Clover, Muriel, Benjamin, the cows, the sheep, and a whole flock of geese and hens gather and...
plot the end of Napoleon's dicttatorship.
sing "Beasts of England"
eulogize the lives of their executed friends.
plot to get revenge on Snowball.
Why does Napoleon abolish the singing of Beasts of England?
He does not like the song
The song reminds him of Mr. Jones
The song represents the rebellion, which is now over
The song is the song of the traitors
Which character says, "I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right"?
Mollie
Boxer
Napoleon
Benjamin
Snowball
Which character originally wants to build the windmill and draws the plans for it on the floor of the old incubator shed?
Snowball
Napoleon
Squealer
Boxer
Mollie
Which character urinates on the windmill plans to show his dislike for them?
Boxer
Squealer
Snowball
Napoleon
Benjamin
Which animals did Napoleon train to interrupt Snowball by saying, "Four legs good, two legs bad" repeatedly?
the chickens
the pigs
the sheep
the donkeys
the horses
what does squealer say is more important than bravery?
kindness
loyalty
obedience
braveness
snowball vs. napoleon's techniques for gathering support
snowball: bad speaker, bribes animals
snowball: good speaker, gives very good speeches
napoleon: very good speakers and gives great speeches
napoleon: not a good speaker, talks to animals one on one to bribe and threaten them
what did napoleon remove from the sunday morning ritual
talking
voting
meetings
what did napoleon remove that was a very important part of democracy
petition
assemble
speech
vote
what Happens after Snowball announces his plans for the windmill
Jones chases Snowball off the farm
The barn catches fire
The dogs chase Snowball off the farm
Snowball runs away
How does Squealer always threaten the animals?
he says that the dogs will come after them
he says that Napoleon will come after them
he says that Jones will come back
he says that Snowball will come back
how does squealer justify Napoleon's decision to build the windmill
that snowball was very smart to come up with this
the windmill would hurt the farm more than help it
it was always napoleon's idea and snowball stole it
why are the animals very happy despite "working like slaves"
they are working for Jones
they are excited about the windmill
they are working for themselves
what is ironic about working on Sundays
rations
work on Sunday is "voluntary" but your rations will be split if you do not show up
they're running out of supplies
what supply problems begin to surface
they are running out of supplies that they cannot get from the farm
the pigs are getting too much food so the others are not getting as much food
someone is stealing the food and getting extra rations
why did it become necessary to trade with humans?
the humans are comrades
they need someone to get things that they need for the windmill
they need more barn supplies
who is mr. whymper?
a politician
a solicitor/mediator
runs errands for the animals
runs errands for mr. jones
Why did Boxer feel remorse?
He ate all the food
He did not work hard
He killed a person
He did not get up as early as he normally does
How did the Battle of Cowshed start?
Cows got into the sheds
Mr. Jones and his men came onto the farm and started to attack the animals
Animals wanted to fight the humans again
Cows joined the battle
Why did Napoleon run Snowball off the farm?
Napoleon knew he was going to lose the vote to Snowball
He is threatened by Snowball
He does not want to debate anymore and be able to get his way without questioning
All of the above
