Animal Farm v3

1. Who is the author of “Animal Farm”?

George Orwell

2. What type of government is established on Animal Farm after the rebellion?

Totalitarianism

3. Which character represents Joseph Stalin?

Napoleon

4. What happens to Snowball after the rebellion?

He is exiled

5. What is the name of the farm where the story takes place?

Animal Farm

6. Which animal is known for his immense strength and work ethic?

Boxer

7. What do the pigs use to justify their privileges?

Their intelligence

8. How does Napoleon express his contempt for Snowball’s windmill plan?

By urinating on them

9. What role does Squealer play on the farm?

Propagandist

10. Who is the first animal to notice the changes to the commandments?

Clover

11. What does the windmill represent?

The Five-Year Plans

12. What is Sugarcandy Mountain?

The idea of animal heaven propagated by Moses the raven

13. Which character represents the Russian Orthodox Church?

Moses the Raven

14. What event does the Battle of the Cowshed parallel?

Civil War in Russia

15. What becomes of Boxer at the end of the story?

He is sold to a glue factory

16. How does Orwell depict the theme of power and corruption?

Through the pigs’ gradual takeover

17. What does the phrase “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others” illustrate?

Hypocrisy

18. Who is the last remaining animal that can remember the original rebellion?

Benjamin

19. What is the primary purpose of the animals’ song

“Beasts of England”?

20. What title does Napoleon eventually assume for himself?

President of the Republic

21. What does Napoleon use to spread misinformation?

Manipulation

22. What does the character of Mollie represent?

The bourgeoisie or the upper class who is more interested in material wealth than the revolution

23. What does the final scene of the pigs and humans drinking together symbolize?

The betrayal of the revolution and the corruption of the original ideals

24. What does the windmill’s construction represent in relation to Stalin’s policies?

Industrialization and the forced collectivization of agriculture

25. What type of government did the animals initially want to establish?

Communism

26. Who is blamed for the problems on Animal Farm after Snowball’s expulsion?

Snowball

27. What does the character of Old Major represent?

Karl Marx

28. What does the increasing wealth of the pigs represent?

The corruption of the elite

29. What happens to the original principles of Animalism?

They are abandoned and corrupted

30. Which character shows the most loyalty to Napoleon?

Squealer

31. What does the farm’s name change to at the end of the story?

Manor Farm

32. What does the character of Benjamin the donkey represent?

The apathetic intellectual

33. How does the use of propaganda affect the other animals on the farm?

It confuses them and prevents them from recognizing their exploitation

34. What ultimately happens to the animals’ dreams of a better life?

They are corrupted by power and manipulation

35. What does the character of Mr. Jones represent in the allegory?

The corrupt Tsar Nicholas II and the ineffective government of pre-revolutionary Russia

36. What event does the construction of the windmill parallel in Soviet history?

The Five-Year Plans

37. What is the role of the hens’ rebellion in the story?

To symbolize dissent and sacrifice

38. Who is the first animal to notice the changes to the commandments?

Clover

39. What does Napoleon do with the puppies?

Uses them as guard dogs

40. Which animal symbolizes the proletariat class?

Horses

41. What does the increasing wealth of the pigs represent?

The corruption of the elite

42. What happens to Boxer at the end of the story?

He is sold to a glue factory

43. How does Orwell depict the theme of power and corruption?

Through the pigs’ gradual takeover

44. What event does the Battle of the Cowshed parallel?

Civil War in Russia