Friday, October 30, 2015

Animal Farm Final

NAME:  ____________________________________


Multiple Choice Questions.  Circle the correct answer for each questions.

1.  Why would Animal Farm be considered satirical?


           a          The story ridicules society.
           b          There animals in the story who speak.
           c          The story speaks of unhappy times in a country.
           d          It is an extended metaphor.




2.  Why would Animal Farm best be considered an allegory?


           a          The story is not realistic.
           b          It is a story about unhappy animals.
           c          It is a comparison to a country’s government.
           d          It is about human behavior




3.  Why are the animals upset with Mr. Jones?


           a          He will not spend time with them.
           b          He is too nice to them.
           c          He is mean and will not feed them.
           d          He is often away from the farm.




4.  Why does Old Major call a meeting with the other animals of the farm?


           a          To inform the animals about his dream.
           b          To tell the animals to work harder.
           c          To tell the animals to sing more.
           d          To inform the animals how nice humans are.




5.  What is the message of Old Major’s meeting with the animals?


           a          The animals need to listen to what Mr. Jones says.
           b          The animals must leave the farm.
           c          The animals must eat more food.
           d          The animals must rebel against the humans.




6.  Old Major’s notion that all humans are enemies is summed up in the statement …


           a          Four legs good, two legs bad
           b          Four legs good, two legs better
           c          Two wings good, four legs bad.




7.  What happens after Old Major dies?


           a          The animals mourn and return to work.
           b          The animals revolt against Mr. Jones and the humans.
           c          The animals leave the farm for other work.
           d          The animals sing all of the time.





8.  What do the animals want to happen with the news of their rebellion?


           a          Keep it bottled-up within the farm.
           b          Let the word spread to all of the farms.
           c          Just tell a few other animals on other farms.
           d          Nothing.




9.  What is the name of the tenets the animals create for themselves?


           a          Animalism
           b          Communism
           c          The Commandments
           d          “Rules of Etiquette”




10.  Who takes control of the animals immediately after Old Major dies?


           a          Snowball and Napoleon
           b          Napoleon
           c          Boxer
           d          Snowball




11.  What is the purpose of the Commandments?


           a          To make specific animals more important than others
           b          To spread the word of equality amongst all animals
           c          To teach the animals to read
           d          To keep humans better than animals




12.  How are the lives of the animals during the first year of living on their own?
           a          The animals are starving and are working 60 hours a week
           b          The animals are working hard and are happy with their lives
           c          The animals want the humans to return to the farm
           d          The animals want to leave the farm because of the conditions


13.  Who is the original hero of the Battle of the Cowshed?


           a          Boxer
           b          Snowball
           c          Napoleon
           d          Mollie




14.  Who originally came up with the idea to build a windmill?


           a          Boxer
           b          Snowball
           c          Napoleon
           d          Mollie




15.  What does Boxer constantly say throughout the novel?


           a          “The work is too hard.”
           b          “Animals Unite!”
           c          “I must work harder.”
           d          “I like ribbons.”


16.  Which is not a theme illustrated in the book? 
           a          Education is a good thing for Communism
           b          Those who have poor memories cannot be easily manipulated
           c          Those who gain power quickly become corrupt
           d          Class divisions happen everywhere in the world.


17. What an animal on the farm is the skeptical one?


           a          Benjamin
           b          Boxer
           c          Mollie
           d          Snowball




18.  Who enjoys “spreading the news” to the other animals?


           a          Napoleon
           b          Moses
           c          Squealer
           d          Boxer




19.  What happens to Mollie the Mare?


           a          She is killed during the Battle of the Cowshed
           b          She is butchered by Napoleon
           c          She is killed during the Battle of the Windmill
           d          She is lured away from the farm with sugar-lumps




20.  Who is blamed for everything that goes wrong on Animal Farm?


           a          Napoleon
           b          Humans (Mr. Jones)
           c          Snowball
           d          Mollie




21.  Who does Napoleon use to enforce his changes to the farm throughout the novel?


           a          himself
           b          The dogs
           c          Squealer
           d          Moses




22.  Napoleon begins to change the commandments during his rule.  How does the fifth Commandment read after he changes it?


           a          No animal shall drink
           b          No animal shall drink alcohol
           c          No animal shall drink alcohol in excess
           d          No animal shall drink alcohol in excess except for pigs.



23. What group of animals become brainwashed-followers of Napoleon?


           a          The sheep
           b          The cows
           c          The horses
           d          The ducks


24.  What new Commandment replaces all of the former Commandments?
           a          “Four legs good, two legs better.”
           b          “Two legs good, four legs better.”
           c          “All animals are created equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
           d          “All animals are equal but the pigs are the best.”


25.  What would be considered a theme of the novel?


           a          Socialism is a good thing for governments
           b          Having a dictator is a good thing for citizens of a country
           c          Those who lack a strong memory can be manipulated with ease
           d          Education is not important for having a strong society




26.  What do the animals realize at the final dinner?


           a          The animals’ and humans’ faces are the same
           b          They are actually free animals
           c          The pigs are starving along with the animals
           d          Squealer is actually in charge of the farm




28.  What name does the farm take at the end of the novel?


           a          Animal Farm
           b          Manor Farm
           c          The Pig Farm
           d          Banner Farm




29.  What are we led to believe will happen to the lives of the animals at the end of the novel?


           a          The animals’ lives will get better.
           b          The animals will not starve anymore
           c          The animals will leave the farm for a better life
           d          The animals’ lives will get worse.




30.  Why are the sheep taught the chant, “Four legs good, two legs better?”


           a          Because they had been saying it incorrectly.
           b          Because they wanted to impress the humans.
           c          To confuse the other animals.
           d          Because the pigs were walking on hind legs.



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