Animal Farm

Question 1

the original 7 commandments:
1.Whatever goes upon … legs is an …..
2.Whatever goes upon …. legs, or has ….., is a ……
3.No animal shall wear ……
4.No animal shall ….. in a bed
5.No animal shall drink …….
6.No animal shall …. any other animal
7.All animals are …..

Answer 1

1.two, enemy
2.four, wings, friend
3.clothes
4.sleep
5.alcohol
6.kill
7.equal

Question 2

who does Napoleon represent in animal farm?

Answer 2

Stalin

Question 3

who does Snowball represent in animal farm?

Answer 3

Trotsky

Question 4

what does squealer represent in animal farm?

Answer 4

propoganda

Question 5

who does Boxer represent in animal farm?

Answer 5

the exploited Russian working class

Question 6

who does Mollie represent in animal farm?

Answer 6

the materialistic upper-class

Question 7

who does Benjamin represent in animal farm?

Answer 7

intellectuals who are aware of political corruption

Question 8

who does Clover represent in animal farm?

Answer 8

the working-class women and the proletariat

Question 9

who does Old Major represent in animal farm?

Answer 9

Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin

Question 10

who does Muriel represent in animal farm?

Answer 10

the minority of educated working class people

Question 11

who does Moses represent in animal farm?

Answer 11

religion, specifically the Russian Orthodox Church

Question 12

‘Napoleon was a large, rather ……-looking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a ……, but with a ………. for getting his … …’ (Napoleon)

Answer 12

fierce, reputation, own way
-foreshadows his influence on the farm and the way he will proceed to accrue more and more power as the novella progresses

Question 13

‘two …., enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim, ‘Thanks to the ………. of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this ….. tastes!’’ (Napoleon)

Answer 13

cows, leadership, water
-By Chapter 7, a cult of personality begins to develop around Napoleon, increasing his similarity to Stalin. His popularity among the farm is unquestionable, his power solidified, and his position as the leader firmly established

Question 14

‘Napoleon was …. ….. of the bad results that might follow if the real facts of the …. situation were …..’ (Napoleon)

Answer 14

well aware, food, known
-highlights Napoleon’s cunning and his acknowledgement that information is power. Not only does Napoleon control how the farm functions, he also controls everyone’s perception of it. By manipulating the truth

Question 15

Napoleon:
‘which every animal would do well to ….. as his own’

Answer 15

adopt
-Napoleon takes advantage of the horse’s death for his own political machinations.

Question 16

Napoleon:
‘Fill your glasses to the brim. Gentlemen, here is my toast: To the ………. of The ….. Farm!’”

Answer 16

prosperity, manor
-Napoleon’s final perversion of the ideas of Animalism are put on full display.It is clear that Napoleon is a greedy tyrant, one who, in the end, is not that different from Mr. Jones

Question 17

Snowball:
‘The distinguishing mark of … is the HAND, the ………. with which he does all his ………’

Answer 17

man, instrument, mischief
-closely aligned with Old Major’s proclamation that it is Man that is the root of all their suffering and exploitation, uses rhetorical skills

Question 18

‘Snowball …….. up pictures of fantastic ……… which would do their work for them’ (Snowball)

Answer 18

conjured, machines
-Snowball’s ingenuity and desire for technological progress on the farm stands at odds with Napoleon’s desire to industrialize and privatize resources. Snowball’s idea for the windmill would make it so that the animals might work smarter, not harder.

Question 19

Napoleon:
‘Do you know the …… who has come in the ….. and overthrown our windmill? ……..

Answer 19

enemy, night, snowball
-paint Snowball as a traitor and an enemy of the farm. Similar to the way in which Stalin used Trotsky as a scapegoat for all of the failures of Soviet Russia

Question 20

‘in its place painted …… ….’ (Snowball)

Answer 20

animal farm
-transition from human to animal control, opens the hope for a better future

Question 21

“Whenever anything went ….. it became usual to …….. it to Snowball.” (Snowball)

Answer 21

wrong, attribute
-in an attack against his memory and reputation, Snowball is framed as a counter revolutionary and as a threat to the animals

Question 22

“If asked why, he would say that he saw ……. to ….. at.” (Benjamin)

Answer 22

nothing, laugh
-Though intelligent, Benjamin is not invested in the revolution in the same way that the other animals are; perhaps because so much of his life has been effectively spent under a condition of slavery

Question 23

‘Old Benjamin, the donkey, seemed quite ……… since the ………’ (Benjamin)

Answer 23

unchanged, rebellion
-Benjamin does not alter his demeanor. Benjamin is unaffected by the idea of change, and believes it a waste of time and energy to attempt to improve his current situation

Question 24

‘Windmill or no windmill, he said, …. would go on as it had always gone on—that is, ……’ (Benjamin)

Answer 24

life, badly
-Benjamin, always the cynic, sees it, his life will be impacted negatively either way. His refusal to engage in the political conversation remains a choice, he remains quiet and uninvolved

Question 25

'Benjamin, as usual, said that he refused to ...... in such .......' (Benjamin)

Answer 25

meddle, matters -Benjamin does not engage directly, his silence implicates him in regard to the violence that the pigs commit,His reluctance to speak up illustrates his own selfishness

Question 26

'The ........ questions of all were asked by ......, the white mare. (Mollie)

Answer 26

stupidest, Mollie -not intellectual, uneducated

Question 27

"She knew that, even as things were, they were ... better off than they had been in the days of ....." (Clover)

Answer 27

far, jones - smart enough to realise the faults of the revolution but not educated enough to speak up or do anything about it

Question 28

"Only ..... and ...... never lost ......" (Clover and Boxer)

Answer 28

Boxer, Clover, Heart -loyalty to the farm, strength of the working people, core values of hard work

Question 29

"If she could have ....... her thoughts" (Clover)

Answer 29

spoken -too uneducated to speak her thoughts as she knows the facts of revolution although cannot express it

Question 30

Clover: 'We must get .... at once'

Answer 30

help -motherly figure to the farm, cares more about the animals than the status of the farm and just wants the best for her fellow animals

Question 31

'he could turn ..... to .....' (squealer)

Answer 31

black, white -foreshadows squalors manipulation of the animals, rewriting of history in Soviet Russia

Question 32

Squealer: 'it is for your ....'

Answer 32

sake -justifying the pigs actions, linking their actions to the wellbeing of the animals is an opportunity for control and manipulation

Question 33

Squealer: '..... would come ....'

Answer 33

Jones, back -use of threat and fear, Jones is now used as an abstract threat ruminating although he has fled

Question 34

Squealer: 'taking this extra ...... upon .......'

Answer 34

labour, himself -dramatic irony, animals exploited for the benefit of the pigs

Question 35

squealer: '...... of all animals, ...... of mankind'

Answer 35

father, terror -god-like nicknames with heroic connotations, dedication to leader minimises rebellion

Question 36

Boxer: 'I will work ......'

Answer 36

harder -demonstrates Boxers undying work ethic

Question 37

Boxer: 'Napoleon is always .....'

Answer 37

right -shows his loyalty and reflects on Soviet Russia to expose the working peoples need for leadership and idolism

Question 38

'universally ......... for his steadiness of ......... and tremendous ...... of work' (Boxer)

Answer 38

respected, character, powers - Boxer is very respected amongst the animal community, powerful and 'steady'

Question 39

'Boxer could not get beyond the ...... . ' (Boxer)

Answer 39

letter D -no intellectual or educated but possess other strengths

Question 40

'........ everything they were told' (Clover and Boxer)

Answer 40

absorbed -conveys how the uneducated can be exploited and manipulated by totalitarianism

Question 41

Old Major: 'All men are ....... All animals are ........'

Answer 41

enemies, comrades - the inclusive language reflects the true values of animalism/communism that Old Major wanted for the farm

Question 42

Old Major: 'Remove ... from the scene, and the root cause of ...... and ........ is abolished .......'

Answer 42

man, hunger, overwork, forever -Hyperbolic Language shows the significant impact Old Major has on the animal's decisions. He united the animals and told them that they could be liberated.