Russian Revolution
Who was in control of Russia before the start of the Russian Revolution?
Czar Nicholas II
Which character from Animal Farm represents Joseph Stalin?
Napoleon!
Squealer falls off a ladder while holding a paint can and paintbrush. What is he trying to do when he falls?
He's trying to alter the 7 Commandments
Which character serves as a motherly figure and even shelters ducklings in chapter 1?
Clover
Who often says:
“I will work harder,” and “Napoleon is always right.”
Boxer
What were the main complaints from the working class before the start of the Russian Revolution?
Long working hours (14-18 hours per day)
Unlivable wages
Starvation
Napoleon uses the dogs to control and intimidate the other animals; what group did Stalin use to do the same?
The NKVD / secret police
Why does the first windmill fall, and why does the second windmill fall?
1. Blown down by a storm
2. Destroyed by humans attacking the farm
Which character remains quiet and cynical no matter the changes that he notices?
Benjamin
"Comrade...those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons?"
Snowball
Karl Marx wrote The Manifesto of the Communist Party. Those who followed Marx's thinking broke into 2 groups. The Socialists were more conservative than the Communists. What did the Communists advocate for?
They believed that violent revolution was the only way to enact meaningful change and create the classless utopian world that Marx envisaged.
Napoleon uses Squealer to spread propaganda; how did Stalin spread propaganda? (Your answer should contain 2 parts).
A man named Molotov helped Stalin spread propaganda
Stalin also used the Pravda
What is Boxer looking forward to in chapter 9?
Seeing the Windmill well underway & retirement
Who is found with sugar cubes and ribbons? This is the first character to abandon the farm and the testaments on Animalism
Mollie
When Boxer is taken away, who says this line:
“Fools! Fools! Fools! Do you not see what is written on the side of that van?”
Benjamin
The Battle of Stalingrad.
Both Stalin and Napoleon wanted to rapidly industrialize. How did Stalin rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union?
His 5-Year Plans
Used agricultural profits to fund industry.
At the end of the book, what causes the fight?
Both Napoleon and Pilkington play the same card.
Who planned the defense at the Battle of Cowshed?
Snowball, using Julius Caesar's campaigns
"Bravery is not enough...Loyalty and obedience are more important. And as to the Battle of the Cowshed, I believe the time will come when we shall find that Snowball's part in it was much exaggerated."
Squealer
Who represents the working class in Animal Farm? Who represents the ruling class in Animal Farm?
1. The animals
2. Mr. Jones (& other humans) & later on Napoleon and the pigs
In order to cleanse the Soviet Union of his opponents, Stalin conducted what?
The Moscow Trials / the Great Purge
What does Clover see that shocks her and the other animals in Chapter Ten?
Pigs walking on 2 legs
Which character leaves after ousting Mr. Jones but eventually returns and tells the animals stories?
Moses the raven
"Comrades...do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL!...Snowball has done this thing! In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year."
Napoleon