Setting
Where were the meetings held?
The barn
What animal spoke of the imaginary place called “Sugarcandy mountain”?
Moses the Raven
Who strategized the plans for the battle of the cow shed?
Snowball
Whose idea was it to build the windmill first?
Snowball’s
What historical leader was Napolean based off?
Joseph Stalin
What was the only building on the farm which the animals were initially forbidden from entering?
The farmhouse
Who was the first animal to sing “beasts of England”?
Old Major
What kind of animal was Muriel?
A goat
How many times was the windmill destroyed?
Twice
Where was the location of the revolution the book was based off?
Russia
Where did the animals first confront and banish Mr Jones from the farm?
The store-shed
What were the only letters Mollie could remember?
M, O, L, I, E
What were Boxer’s two mantras?
“I will work harder” and “Napolean is always right”
At the end of chapter 8, why was Squealer found at the barn next to a broken ladder, a bucket of paint, and a paintbrush?
He was altering the commandments
What historical event inspired the executions of the animals in chapter 7?
The Great Purge
Which farmer owned Foxwood farm?
Pilkington
What alteration was made to the mantra of the sheep: “Four legs good, two legs bad”
“Four legs good, two legs better”
What were the names of the farmers that lived on the neighbouring farms?
Fredrick and Pilkington
Was Snowball killed by the dogs?
This was not confirmed in the book
What year was the book published?
1945
What is the name of the pub which Mr Jones frequented?
The Red Lion
How many letters of the alphabet could Boxer recite at once?
Four
How old was Clover by the end of the book?
14
What was the significance of the line “The creatures looked from pig to man, and man to pig, and from pig to man again: but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
It symbolised how the pigs had become the oppressors they sought to overthrow
Who was the equivalent scapegoat that Stalin used in a similar way Napolean did to Snowball?
Leon Trotsky