Animal Farm Final Test

Front 1

Who first introduces the idea of the revolution to the animals?

Back 1

Old Major

Front 2

What word does Major use to address the animals?

Back 2

Comrades

Front 3

What song does Major introduce to the animals?

Back 3

Beasts of England

Front 4

Why does Major sing Beasts of England to the animals?

Back 4

To rally up the animals

Front 5

Why do the animals succeed in the revolution?

Back 5

The animals were really mad so all the animals pitched in

Front 6

What does Mrs. Jones do as the rebellion begins?

Back 6

Packed some things and escaped

Front 7

What things capture Mollie’s attention?

Back 7

Ribbons and sugar

Front 8

Why do you think the pigs teach themselves to read and write?

Back 8

So they could be smarter than the other animals and manipulate them

Front 9

What disappears at the end of the chapter? Why/how does Napoleon get away with this?

Back 9

The milk. He says that if they don’t drink it, they won’t be able to take care of the farm so Jones will come back.

Front 10

What colors and symbols are on the flag that the animals raise?

Back 10

Green for the green fields of England. The white hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals which would arise when the human race had been finally overthrown

Front 11

What maxim do the animals adopt?

Back 11

Four legs good, two legs bad

Front 12

What purpose does the maxim serve?

Back 12

To help distinguish animals from humans

Front 13

What animals does Napoleon take to rear separately from the others?

Back 13

The puppies

Front 14

Why do you think Napoleon isolates these animals?

Back 14

To teach them to follow him

Front 15

Where does Mr. Jones spend his time after being expelled from the farm?

Back 15

The Red Lion at Willingdon

Front 16

What are the names of the two neighboring farmers?

Back 16

Pilkington and Frederick

Front 17

What are some of the negative rumors that are spread about Animal Farm?

Back 17

The animals were fighting among themselves and slowly starving to death

Front 18

What do the animals name the battle that occurs in this chapter?

Back 18

Battle of the Cowshed

Front 19

Why are the animals, once again, successful against the humans in battle?

Back 19

Snowball had planned well; had read Julius Caesar;

Front 20

Who is accused of having contact with a human? Who confronts this character and what do they find in the stall?

Back 20

Mollie is accused of having contact with a human. Clover confronts her and finds ribbons and sugar in Mollie’s stall

Front 21

How does Napoleon use the sheep to achieve his goals?

Back 21

He teaches them the mantra and they start it during important parts of Snowball’s speeches

Front 22

What benefits does Snowball propose the windmill will provide?

Back 22

Electricity, heat, operate a dynamo, etc.

Front 23

What are the arguments against building the windmill?

Back 23

There was a great need for increasing food production, and if they wasted time on the windmill, they would all starve to death

Front 24

Why does Napoleon resort to running Snowball off in a violent manner?

Back 24

He was losing to Snowball

Front 25

What are Boxer’s two slogans?

Back 25

“I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right,”

Front 26

What does Napoleon say must be done for the farm to survive?

Back 26

Limit rations, extended the work hours, trade with humans

Front 27

Why does Napoleon decide that trade with humans is necessary?

Back 27

The needs of the windmill override everything else

Front 28

What happens to the windmill?

Back 28

It’s knocked over by the wind

Front 29

Who does Napoleon accuse of destroying the windmill?

Back 29

Snowball

Front 30

What is the benefit of making Snowball a scapegoat?

Back 30

It makes Napoleon look better and makes it easier on him to just blame someone else

Front 31

Which animal has not yet “lost heart”?

Back 31

Clover and Boxer

Front 32

What do the chickens have to surrender?

Back 32

400 Eggs

Front 33

According to reports, what is Snowball secretly doing? List two specific accusations made in this chapter against Snowball.

Back 33

Snowball was secretly frequenting the farm by night and Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start

Front 34

What happens when various animals confess to crimes?

Back 34

They are slaughtered

Front 35

Why is “Beasts of England” banned?

Back 35

The Rebellion has ended

Front 36

What words are added (without the animals’ knowledge) to the commandment “No animal shall kill any other animal”?

Back 36

Without cause

Front 37

What is the purpose of Napoleon’s self-imposed isolation and ceremonial appearances?

Back 37

His fear of losing power, to make them celebrate him coming out; signifying him being more important

Front 38

What is Napoleon’s purpose for inscribing the poem and the portrait of himself on the wall?

Back 38

It made him unforgettable and glorified him; remind the animals how important he is

Front 39

Why do the animals initially dislike Frederick?

Back 39

Frederick and his men were plotting attack; all the cruel things he did to his animals

Front 40

How does Frederick trick the pigs?

Back 40

The money was fake

Front 41

For what purpose is the plot of ground that Napoleon has readied for the planting of barley originally intended?

Back 41

A grazing-ground for animals who were too old

Front 42

What does the unexplainable incident that occurs with Squealer at the very end of Chapter 8 confirm for readers?

Back 42

He was changing the Commandments

Front 43

What injury does Boxer sustain?

Back 43

Split hoof

Front 44

Who is the father of the new piglets on the farm?

Back 44

Napoleon

Front 45

What message is sent when bricks are bought and a schoolhouse is built for Napoleon’s offspring?

Back 45

They are better than the other animals

Front 46

What is producing the wonderful smell coming from the farmhouse?

Back 46

Cooking of barley

Front 47

How is Napoleon served his half gallon of beer every day?

Back 47

In the Crown Derby soup tureen

Front 48

What does Napoleon’s treatment of Boxer reveal?

Back 48

He doesn’t really care about the animals

Front 49

What do the pigs buy with the money that they receive from the knacker?

Back 49

Another case of whiskey

Front 50

Where is Jones when he dies?

Back 50

An inebriates’ home

Front 51

When the first windmill is finally completed, how is it used?

Back 51

Milling corn

Front 52

What mysterious things do the pigs supposedly spend their time working on?

Back 52

Files, reports, minutes, and memoranda

Front 53

What human behavior do the pigs take on in the last chapter of the novel that goes against the first and most sacred commandment of Animalism?

Back 53

Walking on two legs

Front 54

What causes the fight between the humans and the pigs at the conclusion of the novel?

Back 54

Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously; they cheated; there is only one ace of spades

Front 55

What makes the final scene in the farmhouse so powerful?

Back 55

You couldn’t tell the difference between the pigs and the humans

Front 56

What purpose is served by the production figures Squealer reads to the animals? Chapter 8

Back 56

To prove how much better their lives were

Front 57

Compare/contrast the poem "Comrade Napoleon" to "Beast of England."

Back 57

Beasts of England is for rebellion. Comrade Napoleon was for loyalty to him; further brainwash everyone. Both derived by pigs. Anthems for new start.

Front 58

Why are the animals so easily fooled, even when they find Squealer with a ladder and white paint beside the barn at night? Chapter 9

Back 58

They couldn’t read. They couldn’t put two and two together about Squealer changing the commandments

Front 59

What happens to Boxer? How do the animals accept it? Chapter 9

Back 59

He is killed; sold to the knackers. They accept it because Squealer said that he was there when Boxer died and he last said that all he wanted was to finish the windmill

Front 60

Of what kind of person does Benjamin remind you? Give some examples. What is your opinion of such people? What makes people behave this way?

Back 60

Benjamin is apathetic and pessimistic. The old man in Up. The Grinch’s heart is small as well. He is intelligent, but doesn’t show it. He knows what’s going on but keeps quiet. I think that it’s selfish of them because they know what’s going on but don’t tell others to help them. People behave this way because of personal experiences, been around for a while. Bad things had happened. Too smart for his own good.

Front 61

All seven commandments are erased. What is the new commandment and how has it been true from the beginning? Chapter 10

Back 61

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. It has been true since the beginning because even though the pigs always say that all of the animals are equal, the pigs get better stuff and are treated better.

Front 62

Describe at least three instances of the pigs’ disobeying the Seven Commandments of Animalism.

Back 62

Sleeping in beds, walking on two feet, killing fellow animals

Front 63

“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” To which character does this statement most apply? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.

Back 63

Napoleon because he thought that he was above the Commandments and could do whatever he wanted to. He began to slightly disobey them, but quickly just changed them. The animals didn’t realize it, but he was. Power corrupted him and made him act just like humans.

Front 64

How are the animals with limited education affected by their lack of knowledge?

Back 64

They can’t read the commandments which keeps them from realizing that Squealer is changing them

Front 65

Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. Describe three connections between the two.

Back 65

The exile of Snowball which represents the exile of Trotsky. The dog squad which represented the KGB. Napoleon representing Stalin

Front 66

Snowball-

Back 66

Trotsky

Front 67

Napoleon-

Back 67

Stalin

Front 68

Squealer-

Back 68

Pravda

Front 69

Boxer-

Back 69

working class

Front 70

Old Major-

Back 70

Karl Marx

Front 71

Mr Jones-

Back 71

Tsar Nicholas II

Front 72

Mollie-

Back 72

those who lust for material things

Front 73

Benjamin-

Back 73

George Orwell's attitude towards life

Front 74

Moses-

Back 74

freedom of religion

Front 75

Dog Squad-

Back 75

KGB

Front 76

Frederick-

Back 76

Germany and Hitler

Front 77

Pilkington-

Back 77

England

Front 78

Mrs. Jones-

Back 78

wife of Tsar Nicholas II

Front 79

Sheep-

Back 79

yes men of society

Front 80

Whymper-

Back 80

intermediary between warring countries who is only too happy to do what is profitable without a regard to what is right or wrong

Front 81

Russian Revolution, ending with the resignation of Nicholas II -

Back 81

Battle of the animals against Jones

Front 82

October Revolution (Soviet people overthrew their provisional government and was officially the first Socialist state.)-

Back 82

Battle of the Cowshed

Front 83

Trotsky deported, Start of Industrialization-

Back 83

Snowball chased away by the dogs- Building of the windmill

Front 84

Starvation of millions of people who did not want to work for Stalin (What he did to the people in Ukraine, the Kulaks.) -

Back 84

Hens starved to death, when they did not want to sell eggs

Front 85

Show trials of Stalin's opponents (The purge of any opposition and the removal of the remaining Trotsky followers.)

Back 85

Death of four pigs, three hens, goose and sheep

Front 86

German invasion of Russia (Germany invades to expand their empire.)-

Back 86

Banknotes for woodpile were not worth anything- Invasion of Mr. Frederick and his men to blow up the windmill and take over Animal Farm.