Animal Farm
A Fairy Story
• Who was Napoleon‘s
propagandist?
• Squealer
• Who was the cynic
who never changed?
• Benjamin
• Who tested
Napoleon‘s food for
poison?
• Pinkeye
• Who was the farm‘s
poet and songwriter?
• Minimus
• Who was known to
repeat the maxim
―Four legs good, two
legs bad, even at
inappropriate times?
• The sheep
• Who threatened and intimidated by
Napoleon‘s side?
• The dogs
• Who introduced the song ―Beasts
of England‖ to the animals?
• Old Major
• Who talked of a special heaven for
animals?
• Moses
• Who was symbolic of Joseph Stalin?
• Napoleon
• Whose motto was ―Napoleon is
always right?
• Boxer
• Who gave Napoleon forged bank
notes?
• Frederick
• Who loved sugar and ribbons?
• Mollie
• Who died in an inebriate’s home?
• Jones
• Who read to the others from scraps of newspapers?
• Muriel
• Who was often suspicious; doubting the
Commandments and the pigs, but never saying
anything?
• Clover
• Who was the powerful orator who represents Leon
Trotsky?
• Snowball
• Who played the ace of spades simultaneously with
Napoleon?
• Pilkington
• Who said ―War is war. The only good human being
is a dead one?
• Snowball
• Whose motto was ―”I will work harder!”?
• Boxer
• Who refused to learn anything but the letters of her
name?
• Mollie
• Did all of the animals eventually learned to read?
• No
• How many Commandments were written?
• seven
• Why did the hens rebel?
• because they had to give up their eggs
• Why are the Commandments were continually being
rewritten?
• To suit the leaders needs
• Was the second battle was called the Battle of the Bulge?
• No
• Whose motto was “I will work harder?”
• Boxer
• Who created the original plans for the windmill?.
• Snowball
• Who led the Battle of the Cowshed?
• Snowball
• What triggered the Rebellion?
• the animals were starving
• Who created the original plans for the windmill?.
• Snowball
• What triggered the Rebellion?
• the animals were starving
• What destroyed the first windmill?
• The wind
• What did Napoleon do to the plans for the windmill?
• He urinated on the plans
• What happened to the animals that confessed to crimes
they did not commit?
• They were executed
• Did Boxer believed he would retire someday?
• yes
• The human who acted as a middleman between Animal
Farm and the outside world was:
• Whymper
• By the end of the novel ―All animals are equal” is
changed to _________________.
• “but some animals are more equal than others.”
• Describe the original flag of Animal Farm.
• A horn and a hoof on a green background
• When the original windmill was built, it was intended
to produce:
• electricity
• How was Frederick able to trick Napoleon?
• With phony bank notes
• The only one who really knew where Boxer
was going to be sent when he was dying
was:
• Benjamin
• Which animal led Napoleon‘s processions
around the farm?
• the cockerel
• How is the windmill finally destroyed?
• the men destroyed it with explosives
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.
• 4 No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.
• 5 No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.
• 6 No animal shall kill any other animal without cause
• What human was the owner of Manor Farm?
• Mr. Jones
• What happened to Old Major shortly after the animals
sang the song that he dreamt?
• He died
• What was Old Major‘s formal exhibition name?
• Willington Beauty
• What system of thought do the pigs create from Old
Major‘s teachings?
• animalism
• What is the name of the special heaven for animals?
• Sugarcandy Mountain
• Who were the most ―faithful disciples of the pig‘s
ideas?
• Clover and Boxer
• Who was Jones‘s special pet?
• Moses
• Why did the Rebellion happen earlier than everyone
expected?
• Mr. Jones got drunk for days on end, didn’t come home for
days, and forgot to feed the animals
• Complete the statement: ―All men are ____________ All
animals are ____________________.
• Enemies; comrades
• Which animal had to be ―voted in as a Comrade in
Chapter One?
• rats
• What could be considered the initiator of the Rebellion?
• Old Major’s speech
• Why did Old Major say that man is the enemy in Chapter One?
• Man does nothing but consume
• Who was always blamed for the destruction of the windmill and for
causing general mayhem on the farm?
• Snowball
• Why did the windmill collapse the first time?
• The wind blew it down
• How thick did the animals build the walls of the windmill the third
time?
• Three feet
• What did Napoleon make sure the humans did not find out about
Animal Farm?
• That there was a shortage of food
• What happened when the hens rebelled against the increase in
production?
• Nine hens died of starvation
• How did the hens rebel against Napoleon‘s orders?
• They laid their eggs in the rafters
• What did Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick both want from the
farm?
• A well-seasoned stack of lumber
• Was no animal shall dine at a table one of the Seven
Commandments?
• no
• What was discovered missing at the end of Chapter 2, that
ended up causing the first controversy of the farm?
• The milk
• Who confronted Mollie about her contact with humans?
• Clover
What was found in Mollie‘s stall?
Lump sugar and ribbons
How did Snowball gain the support of the animals?
By giving eloquent speeches during the Sunday debates
How did Napoleon gain the animals‘ support?
By secretly meeting with small factions on his off times
Why was Napoleon initially against building the windmill?
he wanted to increase food production
After Snowball was expelled, Napoleon made what
announcement?
• there would no longer be Sunday meetings
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• At the end of Chapter Five, what did Squealer
claim was more important than bravery?
• Loyalty and obedience
• Who did the dogs unexpectedly attack in
Chapter Seven?
• Boxer
• Is Napoleon is called traitor to Snowball?
• no
• What did Napoleon name the windmill?
• Napoleon Mill
• Who does Napoleon eventually sell the pile of
timber to?
• Frederick
• What was Boxer looking forward to in Chapter Nine?
• retirement
• What did Napoleon forbid the other pigs to have, on
the grounds it made them fat?
• sugar
• Who suddenly reappeared on Animal Farm in Chapter
Nine?
• Moses
• Who was able to read what was written on the van that
Boxer was taken away in?
• Benjamin
• According to Squealer, what were Boxer‘s last words?
• “Napoleon is always right”
• What were the pigs mysteriously able to afford
after Boxer‘s death?
• A case of whiskey
• What work did the pigs do as far as the
―supervision and organization‖ of the farm that
Squealer often spoke of?
• Write on large sheets of paper and then burn
them
• What new saying do the sheep repeat?
• “/four legs good; two legs bad.”
• What did Clover see that shocked her and the
other animals in Chapter Ten?
• The pigs walking on two legs
• What is the final Commandment?
• “All animals are equal but some animals are more
equal than others.”
• What happened to Old Major‘s skull in Chapter Ten?
• It was buried
• At the end of the novel, what does the flag change to?
• A plain green flag
• What does Napoleon change the name of the farm
to?
• Manor Farm
• At the end of the book, what caused the fight?
• Both Napoleon and Pilkington played the same card