ANIMAL FARM Unit Test

Question 1

Benjamin

Answer 1

cynical character; always believes that life will be eternally miserable; donkey

Question 2

Boxer

Answer 2

hardest worker on the farm; “I will work harder,” and “Napoleon is always right;” horse

Question 3

Snowball

Answer 3

one of the original leaders of the farm; run out by Napoleon and his dogs and used as a scapegoat for the rest of the story; pig

Question 4

Napoleon

Answer 4

ultimate ruler of Animal Farm; greedy; spreads lies and believes he is the mightiest of the animals; pigs

Question 5

Squealer

Answer 5

Napoleon’s appointed “propaganda spreader;” constantly spreading lies in favor of Napoleon’s name and the pigs; pig

Question 6

Mollie

Answer 6

young, beautiful, and self-absorbed; runs away from Animal Farm to be instead pampered by a human master; show horse

Question 7

Fredrick

Answer 7

owner of Pinchfield farms; fooled Napoleon by purchasing timber from Animal Farm with forged bank notes; always in conflict with Pilkington; leads battle against the animals and blows up the second windmill

Question 8

Pilkington

Answer 8

owner of Foxwood farms; befriends Napoleon by the end of the story; always in conflict with Fredrick

Question 9

Jones

Answer 9

cruel owner of Manor Farm before the animals’ revolution; overthrown and leads the men in the first battle against the animals; dies a drunk

Question 10

Old Major

Answer 10

old and wise; invented Animalism and the anthem “Beasts of England;” dies before the revolution; pig

Question 11

Moses

Answer 11

spreads “lies” of an animal heaven called Sugarcandy Mountain; not present for most of the story after the revolution but returns later in the story; raven

Question 12

Clover

Answer 12

hard-working and as gullible as all the other animals; old mare

Question 13

Define propaganda

Answer 13

Information, especially of biased of misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

Question 14

How is propaganda used on the farm?

Answer 14

Propaganda is used to manipulate stories so that all the animals would believe that Napoleon was a great leader, the pigs’ special treatment was given to them because they were smarter than the others, and that Snowball was the enemy. It was used to provoke fear and submission into the animals

Question 15

Explain what life was like under Napoleon’s rule.

Answer 15

The animals were worked harder than ever for less food than even cruel Jones had given them. It was worse living for the animals than when Jones owned the farm

Question 16

How are Stalin’s Purges represented in the story?

Answer 16

When the numbers of animals “confess” to conspiring with Snowball and they were slaughtered right in front of the other animals

Question 17

List the Seven Commandments.

Answer 17

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 another animal
7. all animals are equal

Question 18

What do the animals work daily to build, even when it’s continually destroyed?

Answer 18

the windmill

Question 19

What is “Beasts of England” and why is it important?

Answer 19

The anthem of Animal Farm; it recounts the animals’ struggles when Jones owned the farm, describes life that could be with Animalism, and tells of the revolution

Question 20

What is the difference between capitalism and communism? Identify two characteristics f each economic system.

Answer 20

Capitalism emphasizes ownership of private property; unequal distribution of money and encourages competition. Communism knows no ownership of private property; equal distribution of money and no leader or government, stateless society

Question 21

What is the retirement pasture used for near the end of the story?

Answer 21

It is used to grow barley to make beer

Question 22

What is allegory?

Answer 22

A story that has hidden meaning and works on two levels.