George Orwell
What was George Orwell’s real name?
Eric Arthur Blair
Who was the last czar of Russia?
Czar Nicholas II
Who led the Bolshevik Revolution and took control of Russia in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Who eventually won the power struggle after Lenin’s death?
Joseph Stalin
What is an allegory?
A story with a hidden or symbolic meaning
What major event made Orwell distrust governments after seeing propaganda firsthand?
The Spanish Civil War
What major problem caused the people to lose faith in the czar?
Extreme poverty, hunger, and inequality
Who were the two main rivals after Lenin’s death?
Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin
What happened to Trotsky after Stalin took control?
He was exiled and later assassinated
Who does Old Major symbolize?
Karl Marx / Lenin (revolution’s inspiration)
What type of government did Orwell mainly warn people about?
Totalitarian governments / dictatorships
What is the main goal of communism according to Karl Marx?
A classless society where everyone is equal
What did Stalin use to convince people of his ideas and rewrite reality?
Propaganda
How did Stalin use fear to control people?
Purges, arrests, disappearances, and the secret police
Who does Napoleon represent in real history?
Joseph Stalin
Why did Orwell choose to write Animal Farm as an allegory instead of an essay?
To warn people in a simple, powerful, and safer way that could reach more readers.
What event in 1917 officially started the political revolution in Russia?
The October Revolution
What was the name of Stalin’s secret police?
NKVD
What was one tool Stalin used to make himself look like a hero?
Propaganda posters and rewritten history
Who is Snowball based on?
Leon Trotsky
How did Orwell’s experiences with poverty and living among the working class influence his message in Animal Farm?
He believed ordinary people deserved fairness and warned about leaders who abuse power.
What is the name of the political party that led the revolution under Lenin?
The Bolsheviks
What term describes a government where one leader controls all aspects of life?
Totalitarianism
By what year was Stalin the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union?
1928
What does the farm itself symbolize in the allegory?
Russia / the Soviet Union during and after the revolution