Orwell
Characters
Plot
History
Misc.
100
George Orwell's birth name
What is Eric Blair?
100
Represents Josef Stalin with his egomaniacal ways
Who is Napoleon?
100
The character whose speech incited the rebellion and overthrow of Jones
Who is Old Major?
100
Animal Farm is an allegory for this historical event.
What is the Russian Revolution?
100
The song the animals sang as their anthem until Napoleon banned it
What is "Beasts of England"?
200
The war Orwell participated in that turned him against communism and fascism
What is the Spanish Civil War?
200
This character represents Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, an incompetent and abusive leader.
Who is Mr. Jones?
200
His ideas for the Battle of Cowshed were taken from readings of Julius Caesar.
Who is Snowball?
200
German philosopher who was known as the father of communism
Who is Karl Marx?
200
The 7 Commandments were shortened to only this one
What is "All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others"?
300
The prestigious boarding school Orwell attended
What is Eton?
300
He represents the Russian Orthodox Church.
Who is Moses?
300
This was important to the success of Animal Farm because it would make work easier and allow the animals more rest.
What is the windmill?
300
This man brought the idea of communism to Russia
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
300
He was run off the farm because he was popular, had great ideas, and was a threat to Napoleon's authority.
Who is Snowball?
400
Where Orwell was born
What is Bengal, India?
400
He represents the loyal, trusting, hardworking citizens of the Soviet Union.
Who is Boxer?
400
These were the only characters who stood up to Napoleon's excessive and unfair demands, but they were executed for it.
Who are the chickens?
400
The building of the windmill represents hope and the advancement of this in the Soviet Union.
What is technology (science)?
400
This is the subtitle to Animal Farm.
What is "A Fairy Story"?
500
The position in Burma that Orwell took after graduating from Eton
What is the Imperial Police?
500
This character represents Prime Minister Molotov, who eloquently explained Stalin's decisions to the people.
Who is Squealer?
500
Where Boxer was taken after his many years of faithful hard work
What is the knacker's (glue factory)?
500
The year that Russian Revolution began.
What is 1917?
500
This is the literary technique Orwell used to ridicule communism and its leaders.
What is satire?
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