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Animal Farm 1-3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the human who owns the farm?

a)

Mr. Manor

b)

Major

c)

Mr. Jones

2.
An allegory is...
a)

...a story that uses symbols (such as animals) to represent ideas or types of people.

b)

...a story about animals.

c)

...a story that is true.

3.

Animal Farm is an allegory about...

a)

The Russian Revolution and the start of Communism.

b)

The American Revolution

c)

nothing. It's not an allegory.

4.

Satire uses humor to criticize something that is wrong with society.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What did the pigs teach themselves to do?

a)

Harvest the hay

b)

Nurse the sick animals

c)

Read and write

d)

Speak French

6.

Who is called Mr. Jones's special pet and a spy?

a)

Napolean, the pig

b)

Snowball, the pig

c)

Boxer, the horse

d)

Moses, the raven

7.

Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer elaborated old Major's teaching into a complete system of thought called

a)

Patriotism

b)

Communism

c)

Animalism

d)

Socialism

8.

Which two pigs never agree?

a)

Boxer and Squealer

b)

Squealer and Napoleon

c)

Napoleon and Snowball

d)

Snowball and Boxer

9.

What do the animals do every Sunday morning?

a)

Clean the barn

b)

Gather in prayer and songs led by Moses

c)

Raise a flag and hold a meeting to vote on resolutions

d)

Walk proudly through town taunting the humans

10.

Who does the harvest for the animals?

a)

They sell timber and eggs to pay for human farmhands to help out.

b)

The pigs do most of the work, though Boxer helps.

c)

Boxer does most of the work, and the other animals clean up and make him food.

d)

They do it themselves, adapting human tools to their needs.

11.

What does Snowball make the central tenet of Animalism?

a)

"All animals are created equal but some animals are more equal than others."

b)

"Animals of the world, unite!"

c)

"Napoleon is always right!"

d)

"Four legs good, two legs bad."

12.

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.

13.

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.

14.

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

15.

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.

16.

What story does Moses spread?

a)

That Mr. Jones knows they are about to rebel and is on guard.

b)

That the afterlife is in a happy land called Sugarcandy Mountain.

c)

That Snowball is a traitor and in league with Mr. Jones.

d)

That animals all over the country are rebelling and now it's their turn.

17.

What event precipitates the animals' rebellion?

a)

Moses' inspiring stories

b)

Mr. Jones forgets to feed the animals.

c)

Mr. Frederick's men blow up the windmill.

d)

Nine hens die of starvation.

18.

What do the pigs paint on the side of the barn?

a)

The seven principles of Animalism

b)

The words "Animal Farm"

c)

A portrait of Old Major

d)

The alphabet

19.

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.

20.

What were the animals worried about at the end of chap. 2?

a)

the milk

b)

the harvest

c)

the eggs

d)

the puppies