Animal Farm Study Guide

What does the allegory represent?

Russian Revolution (satire), soviet union, self rule, and how governments are created around the world.

Battle of Cowshed

the animals battle humans after Mr. Jones forgot to feed them because he was drunk

What two pigs compete for leadership?

Snowball and Napoleon

Who is above all other animals?

The pigs

What was the final commandment?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others

At the end when the animals are looking in the window, who can they not tell apart?

Pigs from Humans

What does the skull represent?

(Old Major) their old leader, Vladimir Lenin’s founding ideas

What does the rifle represent?

Represents their victory over their former leader, humans

What human owns Manor Farm?

Mr. Jones

What animal is Old Major

Boar

What animal is Ariel

Goat

What animal is Moses

Mr. Jone’s pet raven

Who does Old Major think is the problem?

Man is problem

What is the first political discussion?

Are the rats our comrade? - Yes

What does comrade mean?

Friend

Where did the Beasts of England Song originate from?

Old Major’s childhood

Whats the hierarchy on the farm?

1: Pigs

2: Horses

3: All other animals

What does the hierarchy represent?

Communist Revolution in Russia

Where is Old Major Burried?

In the Orchard

What animal is Napoleon

Pig (cunning)

What animal is Snowball

Pig (Idealist)

Squealer

Pig (the voice of the revolution)

Who created Animalism; and what does it mean

Old Major, the system of ideas.

Who talks about Sugar Candy Mountain? (Heaven)

Moses (character in the bible)

In the battle of cowshed, what do the tools represent?

bondage

What are the 7 commandments?

1: Whatever goes upon 2 legs is an enemy

2: Whatever goes upon 4 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

Where are the 7 commandments written?

On the side of the red barn

What does the takeover represent?

fundamentals of communism

Who does Mr. Jones represent?

Tsar Nicholas II

Who can read and write?

Pigs and donkey

Who talks about the sugar candy mountain?

Moses

Who wants to build a windmill?

Snowball

Who urinates on the windmill plans?

Napoleon

Why is the windmill so important in the novel?

Orwell uses it to represent Stalin;s ambitious attempts to modernize Russia

Why did the pigs use propaganda on Animal Farm

The pigs use propaganda on Animal Farm to hide the fact that they are treating the other animals badly