Questions Flashcards
(18 cards)
How did the windmill fall the first time?
Through a storm, blamed on Snowball
How did the windmill fall the second time?
Through the battle
What were the two medals? Who received them?
Animal Hero, First Class
- Given to Snowball and Boxer
Animal Hero, Second class
- Given to the sheep who lost their lives in the battle
What were the poems called?
Beasts of England, Animal Farm, and
Comrade Napoleon, the 3rd one written by Minimus
What animals were killed during the purge and why?
- Four pigs were killed for speaking up
- The hens were killed for not wanting to sell their eggs
- A goose who confesses about taking the corn and eating it at night
What is Animalism?
The right to freedom and equality for animals, initiated by Old Major.
How does Napoleon seize power?
He uses the dogs (KGB) to scare others
How does Mr. Fredrick trick Napoleon?
Mr. Fredrick agrees to pay a high price for Animal Farm’s timber. He uses fake banknotes to pay for it.
Why does Mollie leave animal farm?
She loves the benefits of being owned by humans. She does not like working and chooses comfort.
Why does Snowball want to build a windmill?
He wants to build a windmill to so it can power a machine to create electricity on the farm: such as supplying light and heat in their stalls.
It would also power machines that would do the work of the animals.
Does Snowball return to animal farm?
It is claimed that he sabotages the farm, but he’s just used as a scapegoat.
Why do animals confess to being traitors?
The four pigs believed that if they did was Napoleon asked, they would be spared since no animal should harm another.
The other animals are not intelligent enough to process the event that happened in front of them.
The sheep’s had already proved themselves as followers with the “four legs good two legs bad”
Why does Napoleon blame Snowball for everything?
Animals on the farm believe Squealer about the things Snowball does. Since Snowball cannot defend himself, he uses him as a scapegoat to not take responsibility for things on the farm.
What is done with the milk and apples?
The pigs use them for their mash. They make an excuse that the other animals can’t have any.
What does Napoleon do with the puppies?
He takes them away to educate them. Later on he uses them as his personal security
Why don’t the animals feel victorious after the battle with Fredrick?
The animals felt like they only won what they had before. Now, with a broken windmill and dead comrades
Why do the animals keep Moses?
SugarCandy Mountain is like heaven for the animals and he teaches the animals about it. It lets the animals know that they would be able to rest for eternity after working so hard
List 3 examples where the pigs deceive the other animals
Changing the commandments; the animals think that they forgot them
Squealer always changes the story for things and makes the animals think they forgot what happened
The pigs told the animals that Boxer was getting surgery, but he was killed
