Animal Farm

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Major

A 12 year old boar

We had thought that Snowball's rebellion was caused simply by his vanity and ambition. But we were wrong, comrades. Do you know what the real reason was? Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start! He was Jones's secret agent all the time. It has all been proved by documents which he left behind him and which we have only just discovered. What can be inferred from this passage?

All of these

What have the animals been told will happen to them when they can no longer work?

The animals believe that any animal that reaches retirement age will receive extra rations of food and a place to stay in a big enclosed pasture.

Which is the best summary of chapter two?

The animals revolted, took over Manor Farm, developed the Seven Commandments and began the harvest of hay.

Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher

The dogs

Why is Beasts of England banned?

The song could remind animals of the true beginnings of the Rebellion and turn against Napoleon

Select ALL the items that are true about the new generation of animals on Animal Farm

They are extremely uneducated and naïve, Most animals have no personal memory of the Rebellion, The new animals are good, content workers who do not question anything, and Most animals blindly accept the stories they are told

Benjamin

a bad tempered, old donkey; the oldest animal on the farm

Boxer

a giant, strong, hard-working horse with a white stripe down his nose

Which of the following best answers why Orwell decided to end chapter 4 with a war between the animals and the people?

If Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick did not stop the animals on Animal Farm, their animals will rise up against them on their own farms.

"He fought bravely at the Battle of the Cowshed," said somebody. "Bravery is not enough," said Squealer. "Loyalty and obedience are more important." What major change to Animal Farm does this represent?

The pig leadership is totally abandoning the principles of Animalism

Mollie

A foolish female horse who proudly wears a red ribbon

Clover

A very motherly, female horse

"Muriel," she said, "read me the Fourth Commandment. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?" With some difficultly Muriel spelt it out. "It says, 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,'" she announced finally. What can be inferred from this excerpt?

All the animals have very poor memories which allows the pigs to manipulate them

Which best summarizes Major's speech in chapter 1.

Animals have miserable lives because of humans, and now it's time for an animal rebellion

The mystery of where the milk went to was soon cleared up. It was mixed every day into the pigs' mash. The early apples were now ripening, and the grass of the orchard was littered with windfalls. The animals had assumed as a matter of course that these would be shared out equally; one day, however, the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs. Why do the animals assume the apples will be shared equally?

Because of the principles of Animalism. The 7th Commandment is: All animals are equal

Select FOUR examples of propaganda humans used against Animal Farm.

Circulated stories that the animal were cannibals, Pretending to laugh at the idea of animals managing a farm for themselves, Started a rumor that the animals were always fighting among themselves and not united, and Insisted on always calling it Manor Farm instead of Animal Farm

Which quote from the text would SHOULD NOT be included in a summary of chapter 6?

From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighboring farms: not, of course, for any commercial purpose, but simply in order to obtain certain materials which were urgently necessary.

As soon as the puppies were weaned, Napoleon took them away from their mothers, saying that he would make himself responsible for their education. He took them up into a loft which could only be reached by a ladder from the harness-room, and there kept them in such seclusion that the rest of the farm soon forgot their existence. How does this excerpt develop the story?

It shows that Napoleon is somewhat suspicious

Going back, the others found that Mollie had remained behind in the best bedroom. She had taken a piece of blue ribbon from Mrs. Jones's dressing-table, and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very foolish manner.

She would rather be human.

Afterwards Squealer was sent round the farm to explain the new arrangement to the others. How does this quote show the development of Squealer's character?

Squealer's speeches used to be about motivating animals to stay committed to the Rebellion and Animalism, now he speaks to defend Napoleon

Afterwards BLANK made a round of the farm and set the animals' minds at rest. He assured them that the resolution against engaging in BLANK and using BLANK had never been passed, or even suggested. It was pure imagination, probably traceable in the beginnings to lies circulated by BLANK.

Squealer, trade, technology, and snowball.

What is the theme of the poem Comrade Napoleon? - Chapter 8

The greatness of Napoleon.

How do the mass confessions and executions develop the plot?

The mass confessions and executions effectively establish Napoleon's complete dictatorship over Animal Farm.

No one stirred in the farmhouse before noon on the following day, and the word went round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whiskey. What can be inferred from this passage?

The pigs used profits from selling Boxer to buy whiskey

The two cart horses, Boxer and Clover, came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw. What inference can be drawn from this description of the two cart horses?

They are kind and thoughtful toward other animals

Select TWO ways Napoleon gains power of the Meetings.

Training the sheep to bleat, "Four legs good, two legs bad!", and Training the puppies into attack dogs.

Which is a theme of the song Beasts of England?

animals will eventually live in peace and be free of human control

The windmill is a symbol of the animals'

collective future

All of the animals, expect for Benjamin, are unable to explain why Squealer has fallen off the ladder. This incident suggests that Benjamin

knows what the pigs are really doing.

What is the BEST explanation for why the author choose to end chapter 2 with the milk disappearing?

the sense of mystery causes the reader to question if all the animals are being honest, and if this new system of animals running the farm will work

When does Animal Farm function at its best?

the summer after the rebellion

By the end of this allegory

there is no difference between the revolution's leaders and the farmers


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