Chapter I
What do the animals call each other?
“Comrade”
Which major social ideology is “Animalism” based off?
Communism
What is the name of the strongest and hardest-working animal on the farm, whose motto is: “I will work harder!”
Boxer the horse
Why do the nearby farmers help Mr. Jones try to reclaim his farm?
They’re worried that the animals on their own farms will try to rebel too
Where did the dogs who chased Snowball off the farm come from? And why are they listening to Napoleon?
They’re the pups that Napoleon hid away for his “personal education classes”
What is the name of the farmer who owns Manor Farm?
Mr. Jones
The animals become so hungry that they rebel and overtake the farm. Why does Mr. Jones not feed the animals?
He is so drunk that he forgets to feed them and passes out.
After realizing that most of the animals (aside from the pigs) still can’t successfully read or write, Snowball summarizes the Seven Commandments into one essential maxim. What is that sentence?
“Four legs good, two legs bad!”
Name one animal that was either killed or wounded, and how it happened.
One unnamed sheep was shot and killed when they were ambushing the farmers in the shed.
Snowball is bleeding after he gets shot by Mr. Jones when they ambush the farmers in the shed.
What does Napoleon do after observing Snowballs’ chalk drawings of the windmill?
Urinates on them and leaves
Why does Old Major argue that man, or human beings, is their enemy?
The animals contribute more than the humans, yet the humans are the ones who reap all the benefits of the animals’ physical labor
Mollie, the horse, is upset that she has to give up her sugar cubes and ribbons. What do these possessions symbolize, according to Snowball?
Human beings’ ability to control, manipulate, and enslave animals
Benjamin the donkey is the most apathetic (unfazed, indifferent) animal on the farm. Why doesn’t he care about who runs the farm?
He claims to have lived long enough to see many different types of farms and owners, and he doesn’t see much of a difference in them at the end of the day.
What do the animals decide to call the battle over the farm with Mr. Jones and the neighboring farmers?
The Battle of Cowshed
Which species mindlessly repeats “four legs good, two legs bad!” consistently throughout the meetings and debates?
Bonus point: What does this species symbolize? In other words, who are these animals representing in our society and other societies?
The sheep
Bonus point: They represent the “sheep-minded” people who brainlessly believe and repeat everything that they hear without thinking critically about it
List one of the eight things that an animal must never do according to Old Major.
they must not:
1. live in a house
2. sleep in a bed
3. wear clothes
4. drink alcohol
5. smoke tobacco
6. touch money
7. engage in trade
8. tyrannize another animal
What type of bird is spreading fables about “Sugarcandy Mountain,” a place that animals supposedly go when they die?
Bonus point: What is the bird’s name?
Raven
Bonus point: MosesNapoleon takes Jessie and Bluebell’s pups and hides them away for his own personal “education classes.” What type of teaching is this?
Hint: Ms. Madden mentioned that this is a type of control that many people often use to describe various religions.
Indoctrination (definition: the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically)
What do the animals place at the bottom of the flagstaff as an artillery after the battle?
Mr. Jones’ gun that he dropped
Hint: The other animals do not understand the word.
Tactics
What is the name of the song that Old Major teaches the animals after he remembers it in his dream?
“Beasts of England”
What livestock product goes missing at the end of the chapter AND which species takes it?
The pigs steal all of the cows’ milk
What does the new flag look like, and why?
The flag is green to symbolize the field of England and has a horn and a hoof to symbolize the hard work of the animals
What does Snowball tell Boxer when he initially thought he killed the boy and was sad?
“War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.”
Finish one of the following phrases:
“Vote for Snowball and the ____ - ____ week.”
Vote for Napoleon and the full ____ .”
“Vote for Snowball and the three-day week.”
Vote for Napoleon and the full manger.”