Animal Farm
Vocabulary
100
Name two horses from Animal Farm
100 points for each horse named
Boxer, Clover, Mollie
100
What noun means "action taken against people who have authority or power; often means breaking the rules or behaving in a way that is not accepted."
rebellion
200
There are a few plot events in Chapter 3 which foreshadow that things on Animal Farm might start to go wrong in the future. Identify one of these events, and explain what it might foreshadow about the future.
Answers may vary, but could include:
- Napoleon taking the puppies to the loft, to be trained by him alone
- The Seven Commandments
- The pigs being the only animals making decisions on the farm
- The milk and best apples being taken for the pigs’ food.
200
Name the African American revolutionary group who engaged in a rebellion against the Oakland Police Department until their leaders were assassinated by the FBI.
300
Why are the pigs the leaders of the rebellion in Animal Farm?
They are recognised as the "cleverest" of the animals/only animals who can read.
300
What noun means "a sudden, large and significant change; often involving the overthrow of a government or system."
revolution
400
Animal Farm is an allegorical novel, meaning it uses its animal characters and setting on a farm to represent something else, such as a historical event. What significant historical event is Animal Farm supposed to represent?
The Russian Revolution
400
A unanimous decision was reached that no animal should ever step foot inside the old farmhouse.
What does unanimous mean?
united, in complete agreement, of one mind
500
Name as many of the Seven Commandments of Animalism as you can remember. 100 points for each Commandment correctly identified.
- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
- Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
- No animal shall wear clothes.
- No animal shall sleep in a bed.
- No animal shall drink alcohol.
- No animal shall kill any other animal.
- All animals are equa
500
What noun means "changing the rules in a way that is unfair or dishonest, in order to hold onto power."
corruption