Animal Farm Mid-Term Quiz

Introduction and Preface

1.  Orwell wrote Animal Farm as a response to Communism in what country?

2.  Napoleon is a type for what real person in history? 

3.  Snowball is a type for what real person in history? 

Chapters I – IV 

1.  Before they change the name to Animal Farm, what’s the name of Mr. Jones’s farm? 

2.  Who is the old, prize boar who shares his wisdom with the animals? 

3.  What is the song that is taught to the animals? 

4.  Who is vain carriage-horse who doesn’t want to give up sugar and ribbons? 

5.  How many commandments do Napoleon and Snowball come up with and where do they paint them?

6.  What is Boxer’s personal motto? 

7.  Which animals become the best readers?

8.  Where have all the milk and apples gone to? 

9.  What is Mr. Jones doing while the pigs are running the farm? 

10.  What happens at the Battle of the Cowshed? 

Chapters V – VIII 

1. Which animal doesn’t live according to the rules of Animalism and leaves the farm? 

2.  Who is the better speaker and planner for the future?  Napoleon or Snowball?  

3.  What animals are wearing brass-studded collars? 

4.  Which animal becomes the “mouth-piece” for Napoleon? 

5.  How do the animals get supplies that they don’t already have at the farm? 

6.  How does the windmill fall down?  How does Napoleon explain the incident with the windmill? 

 

7.  What does Napoleon force some of the animals to do?  What did the dogs do to those animals? 

8.  Why does the windmill collapse again? 

9.  Where do the pigs find a crate of whiskey?  What do they do with it? 

10.  Squealor has been changing the commandments.  Tell about the change to one of the commandments.