Background
Animal Farm is an allegorical satire based on:
The Russian Revolution
WHO does Old Major represent?
Karl Marx/Lenin
How does the revolution on Animal Farm affect other animals throughout the the country?
It inspires the other animals to try to revolt against the humans
Napoleon being addressed as "our leader" is a sign of...
Communist society changing to dictatorship
What was the main idea of the poem "Comrade Napoleon" in chapter 8
Napoleon provides to all the animals on Animal Farm therefore they should be loyal to him
George Orwell's cynical attitude towards the events in the book and the pigs is an attitude closest to what character?
Benjamin the Donkey because he focuses on the negatives without providing solutions
What (NOT WHO) does Old Major represent?
The philosophical vision of the revolution
What was the name of the battle in chapter 4?
Battle of the Cowshed
What commandment is broken in chapter 6
Pigs sleep in the beds
Napoleon as the only candidate for the president illustrates the theme of...
the illusion of democracy, answers may vary
Why do you think George Orwell used a pen name to write Animal Farm?
Orwell insulted a very powerful leader and wanted to protect himself
What is the main idea of the Beasts of England song?
all animals must work together to unite and break free from man
Mollie's character most likely represents:
Superficial citizens who preferred life before the rebellion
Why does Napoleon blame the the windmill's destruction on Snowball?
To create a common enemy that everyone can rally against
What does Sugar Candy Mountain symbolize?
the promise of rest, heaven
Name 3 real life people that the animals represented
Trotsky, Lenin, Stalin
Why did the work of organizing fall only to the pigs?
they were the most clever
What was the first change Napoleon made on the farm:
He takes away Sunday meetings and debates
What is the purpose of the mass execution of the animals?
Napoleon has all the animals who disagreed with him executed so that there is no longer an opposition
What happens at the dinner with the pigs and humans that illudes to the ideas that the pigs have mastered corruption?
cheating at cards
What year was Animal Farm written?
1945
The theory of Animalism is like true Communism in that it has...
No distinct class system so everyone is equal and works to his/her capacity
Why did Napoleon take away Sunday morning meetings and debated?
Hiding the food shortage from the outsiders satires the ideas that...
Dictators hide internal crisis from the world
What does the name change back to Manor Farm symbolize/represent?