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Animal Farm Chapters 1-3 Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Who gives a speech to the animals in chapter one?

a)

Snowball

b)

Moses

c)

Old Major

d)

Mr. Jones

2.

What is Old Major's message to the animals?

a)

The animals are enslaved and should rebel

b)

Life will be the same no matter who is in charge.

c)

Their future depends on the construction of a windmill.

d)

Paradise is a place called Sugarcandy Mountain.

3.

What is the dream Old Major shares with the other animals about?

a)

A plague wiping out mankind

b)

All the animals on earth joining in joyous song

c)

A time when animals will be free

d)

A traitor in their midst.

4.

What is good and bad, according to Old Major?

a)

Four legs are good; two legs are better.

b)

Four legged animals are good; winged animals and men are bad.

c)

All animals and men are good; no one is bad at heart.

d)

Creatures on two legs are bad; creatures on four legs or winged are good.

5.

What's the name of the song about an animal utopia that Old Major teaches the animals?

a)

Beasts of England

b)

Animal Farm

c)

Old Manor Anthem

d)

We Are the Animals

6.

Who are the smartest animals?

a)

All the animals except horses, who are illiterate.

b)

The pigs, especially Squealer and Minimus.

c)

The rats

d)

The pigs, especially Snowball and Napoleon.

7.

What does Mollie want to do?

a)

Wear pretty ribbons and look at herself in the mirror.

b)

Work as hard as she can.

c)

Help raise the puppies.

d)

Lead the marches and raise the flag.

8.

What is Boxer's motto?

a)

"Four legs good, two legs bad."

b)

"I will work harder!"

c)

"For the love of pigs"

d)

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

9.

What reason does Squealer give for the pigs taking all the apples and milk?

a)

That food would make the other animals sick.

b)

The animals need to learn a lesson in sacrifice.

c)

They need it for their brain work.

d)

The pigs will die without it.

10.

Which animals became the leaders after Old Major's death?

a)

The pigs

b)

The cows

c)

The horses

d)

The sheep

11.

What is the main message of Old Major's speech to the other animals?

a)

Determination.

b)

Rebellion.

c)

Grief.

d)

Greatness.

12.

The animals all agree that rats should be considered comrades.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What was the last name of the human owner whom the animals rebelled against?

a)

Leslie

b)

Shepard

c)

Jones

d)

Williams

14.

Which type of animal was considered the smartest, therefore the most effective leader?

a)

The Horses

b)

The Dogs

c)

The Raven

d)

The Pigs

15.

What was the main event that sparked the animal's rebellion against Mr.Jones?

a)

He begins taking all the eggs from the hens. When the hens rebelled, he starved them.

b)

He forgets to feed the animals due to a drunken binge. When the cows sneak in to eat, he begins whipping them.

c)

He sends the old animals to be euthanized, even if they have simple health issues.

d)

He leaves the animals out in the cold every night.

16.

Using Old Major's teachings, the pigs create a "system of thought" called...

a)

Revolution

b)

Democracy

c)

Animalism

d)

Bolshevism

17.

Match the following characters to their most obvious character traits.

a)

Boxer

1.

Hardworking, strong but not too smart.

b)

Mollie

2.

Naive, materialistic and apathetic.

c)

Benjamin

3.

Stubborn. cynical and serious.

d)

Snowball

4.

Smart, charismatic and willing to lead.

e)

Napoleon

5.

Always gets his way.

18.

What do the animals rename the farm?

a)

Horse Farm

b)

Animal Farm

c)

Manor Farm

d)

Jones Farm

19.

Who wrote Animal Farm?

a)

Ms. Braswell (obviously)

b)

George Orwell

c)

George Orwell

d)

George Orwell

20.

According to the pigs, why do the pigs NEED the milk and apples?

a)

They just do.

b)

Farmer Jones might come back.

c)

Old Major told them they needed it.

d)

They get hungie throughout the day. :(

21.

Who took the puppies away from their mothers when they were weaned?

a)

Snowball

b)

Squealer

c)

Bluebell

d)

Napoleon

22.

All the animals agreed that no animal must ever live in the farmhouse and that it should be reserved as a...?

a)

farm house

b)

hospital

c)

museum

d)

they tore it down

23.

What is significant about the hay harvest in chapter 3?

a)

It is an even bigger success than they had hoped.

b)

It is smaller than they had hoped.

c)

Mr. Jones comes back to help them.

d)

They couldn't do it as well as Mr Jones.

24.

According to Snowball, what is the distinguishing mark of man?

a)

He can speak, which allows him to make evil deals.

b)

He wears clothes, which are the mark of evil.

c)

He has hands, which he uses for mischief.

d)

He sleeps in a bed, which allows him to dream.

25.

Provide one example of how the animals on Animal Farm are already being treated unequally after they taken over Manor Farm?

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26.

List two of the Seven Commandments from Animal Farm.

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27.

Who is your favorite Animal Farm character so far?

Who is your least favorite?

Be sure to explain your reasoning. Do not just put a name.

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