Names and Descriptions
The author of Animal Farm.
Who is George Orwell?
This group gathers after Mr. Jones heads to bed in Chapter 1.
Who are the farm animals?
The type of animal Old Major is.
What is a pig?
This animal can be described as a leader and/or a visionary.
Who is Old Major?
MEANING- a member of the same political group, especially a communist or socialist group or a labor union
SYNONYM- friend
What is "comrade"?
The name of the big, strong male horse.
Who is Boxer?
This person gathers the other animals for a talk in Chapter 1.
Who is Old Major?
Which one of the following characters is not a horse?
Clover Benjamin Boxer Molly
Who is Benjamin?
This animal can be described as caring and hard working.
Who is Boxer?
MEANING- an open, organized, and often armed resistance or revolt against an established government, ruler, or any form of authority
SYNONYM- mutiny
What is "rebellion" or "revolution"?
Which of the following adjectives is NOT how Old Major describes the life of an animal in Chapter 1:
laborious short plentiful miserable
What is plentiful?
Old Major wishes to share this with the other animals in Chapter 1.
What is the dream he had the night before?
These animals sit in the front during Old Major's speech and are known for being clever.
Who are the pigs?
This animal can be described as a great spokesman.
Who is Squealer?
MEANING- a cruel, harsh form of government where one ruler or a small group holds total and unfair power
SYNONYM- dictatorship
What is "tyranny"?.
Animal Farm parallels the Russian Revolution and this person's totalitarian dictatorship that followed it.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Old Major thinks "this is the only true enemy of an animal".
What is man/a human?
This animal is described as cynical and rarely speaks.
Who is Benjamin?
This animal can be described as vain and loving ribbons and sugar.
Who is Mollie?
MEANING- one who publicly disagrees with an official opinion, decision, or set of beliefs
SYNONYM- nonconformist
What is a "dissentient"?
This animal does not take part in the revolution talk around the farm.
Who is Moses the Raven?
This school of thought is created by the three pigs.
What is Animalism?
One of these animals is NOT a pig:
Squealer Moses Napoleon Snowball
Who is Moses?
These three animals are the most intelligent and often speak on behalf of the pigs later in the story.
Who are Squealer, Snowball and Napoleon?
MEANING- positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
SYNONYM- hostility
What is "enmity"?