Characters
Plot Points
Vocabulary
Background
Symbolism
100

This character delivered a speech that laid out the principals of animalism.

Who is Old Major?

100

The theme of education as a tool for manipulation is easily seen through Napoleon's private tutoring of these animals.

Who are the puppies? (and later, the piglets!)

100

This is a term for a story that can be read on two levels: a surface level, and a much deeper one.

What is an allegory?

100

Napoleon is based on this historical leader.

Who is Josef Stalin?

100

This project symbolizes the animals' unity and collective strength.

What is the windmill?

200

This character manipulates the other animals through the use of rhetorical appeals like logos, pathos, and ethos.

Who is Squealer?

200
When the dogs wag their tales at Napoleon the same way they wag them at this character, Orwell is showing the theme of history repeating itself.

Who is Mr. Jones

200

Napoleon could be described as this type of leader.

What is a tyrant? / What is an authoritarian leader?

200
Animal Farm is based on this country (NOT the current name - give me the old one!)

What is the USSR?

200

This animal symbolizes religion.

Who is Moses the Raven?

300

This character's personal mottos were "I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right."

Who is Boxer?

300

Orwell shows how difficult it can be to tell fake news from the real thing when the animals assume the these things changed because they just misremembered.

What are the Seven Commandments?

300

Because it ridicules real-life people, Animal Farm can be considered this type of writing.

What is satire?

300

Snowball is based on this historical leader.

Who is Leon Trotsky?

300

This character symbolizes the people who were wealthy before the revolution.

Who is Mollie?

400

This character was cynical, old, and was certain that nothing would ever get any better.

Who was Benjamin?

400

This anthem symbolizes the animals' resistance and hope for the future.

What is "Beasts of England"?

400

This is a term for giving animals human-like traits, such as making them talk and develop complex systems of government.

What is anthropomorphism?

400

The neighboring farms, Foxwood and Pinchfield, are based on these two countries.

What are England and Germany?

400

These animals symbolize the KGB or secret police.

Who are Napoleon's dogs?

500

This character, alongside Boxer, represents the dedication of the working class.

Who is Clover?

500

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Squealer and Napoleon heavily used this propaganda technique when they said that Snowball was responsible for everything bad that happened on the farm.
500

Boxer had two of these: "I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right"

What is a maxim? / What is a motto?

500

George Orwell fought in the civil war in this country, which helped shape his views as he wrote Animal Farm.

What is Spain?

500

To the animals, this character is a symbol of fear and a return to a worse time.

Who is Mr. Jones?