Characters
Which real-life individual from the Russian Revolution does Napoleon represent?
Joseph Stalin
What was the main event that inspired the revolution on the Manor Farm?
Old Major's dream that he retold to the farm animals
Fill in the blank regarding the theme of power.
________ tends to corrupt, and absolute power ________ absolutely.
Power, corrupt
What is the motto that the pigs repeat throughout the book?
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
What does Old Major say is the cause of the animals suffering?
Humans, who consume without producing.
Which character from Animal Farm represents the working class in the Russian Revolution?
Boxer
Which foods did the pigs initially withhold from the animals because they held "vital nutrients" that only the pigs needed?
Milk and apples
Which theme applies to the reason that the pigs can read and write, while the other animals cannot?
Ignorance and education
What is Boxer's motto?
I will work harder.
Napoleon tells the animals that Boxer is being taken to a vet after his injury rebuilding the windmill. Where does he really go?
A slaughterhouse
Which group of animals represented the greedy upper class in the Russian Revolution?
The pigs
Who does Napoleon accuse of working for Mr. Jones after giving him a medal for "Animal Hero, First Class" at the Battle of Cowshed?
Snowball
The animals started the revolution to gain equality, but really they created a new form of ____________.
Oppression
List 3 of the 7 commandments.
1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
7. All animals are equal.
What does Napoleon rename Animal Farm at the end of the book?
The Manor Farm
Which character from Animal Farm is an allegory for Czar Nicholas II?
Farmer Jones
Which animal rejects the principles of animalism early on and eventually leaves the farm?
Mollie the horse
The theme of hypocrisy (criticizing others for things that one does themselves) is best exemplified by which group of animals on the farm?
The piggies (oink)
What is propaganda?
Biased or misleading information used to promote an idea
Why does Napoleon think he is dying the morning after he drinks the whiskey?
He has a miserable hangover.
What does Squealer represent allegorically (HINT: not a person)?
Propaganda and media corruption
Which group of animals do the pigs recruit to be their loyal assistants?
The dogs
The pigs are similar to the humans because they __________ without __________.
Consume, producing
What is an allegory?
A story where the characters and events represent real-life ideas or people?
Animalism is the philosophy that the Revolution is based on, which is based on the real-life philosophy of ___________.
Communism