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Animal Farm Unit Test

Part I: Matching
Directions: Match the characters from Animal Farm to the person or place he/she represents.

1) _____ Mr. Jones A) Leon Trotsky, a revolutionary leader

who was forced out of Russian when
Joseph Stalin took power.
2) _____ Boxer B) Great Britain, an ally during the
Russian revolution
C) The Czar government, who poorly
mismanaged Russia leaving the
3) _____ Snowball laborers overworked and under paid
D) Joseph Stalin, the ruthless leader who
gained control of Russia and abused
4) _____ Mr. Pilkington his power
E) Germany, one of Russia’s neighboring
countries who feared the spread of
5) _____ Napoleon communism
F) The Russian Laborer, who worked
long hours in unsafe, barely livable
conditions
6) _____ Mr. Frederick
G) Karl Marx, a German philosopher who
is credited for the development of
Communism.

Part II: Multiple Choice

Directions: Circle the correct answer

7) Animal Farm can be considered an allegory because:

A) It contains animals that can speak B) It has more than one level of meaning C) It is about the black
plague D) it is about a revolution

8) Old Major gives a speech to the animals after:

A) Mr. Jones shoots and kills an animal B) he has a dream C) he is convinced by the other animals to speak
D) Mr. Jones is expelled

9) Animalism represents:
A) Capitalism B) Fascism C) Imperialism D) Communism

10) Mollie is different from the other animals because:

A) She is smarter than the other animals B) She is a pet, not an animal used for work C) She wants to follow
Old Major’s wishes D) She does not want the pigs in power

11) Snowball is driven off the farm when:

A) He gives a rousing speech convincing the animals to vote for his windmill B) He tries to remove Napoleon
from power C) He kills another animal D) Mr. Jones is expelled

12) Who does Napoleon use to achieve power and control?

A) The horses and cows B) The cat and Moses C) The dogs and sheep D) The ducklings and hens

13) Aside from the pigs and dogs, the only two animals that could read are:
A) Boxer and Clover B) Snowball and Mollie C) Benjamin and Muriel D) The cat and Moses
14) What is the intended purpose of the windmill?
A) To bring electricity to the farm B) To be used as a watch tower C) To be used to store food D) To provide
shelter for the animals

15) Squealer is able to “turn black into white” by using:

A) Democracy B) Honesty C) Violence D) Propaganda

16) In the end of the story, the animals are shocked when:
A) Mr. Jones comes back to run the farm B) The pigs have given up power C) The pigs have come to look
like man D) Benjamin finally rebels.

17) Who believes that “the education of the young was more important than anything that could be done for
those who were already grown up” ?
A) Old Major B) Boxer C) Napoleon D) Snowball

18) What character is smart enough to speak out against Napoleon’s manipulation, but doesn’t?
A) Frederick B) Moses C) Boxer D) Benjamin

19) What is the threat that Napoleon uses against the animals when they complain?
A) Mr. Jones will come back B) death C) they will be chased off the farm by the dogs D) he will take
away food

20) What propaganda is spread by the humans about the farm?

A) The animals changed the name of the farm B) the animals are growing crops C) the animals believe in
animalism D) the animals are cannibals and torture each other

21) Why does Squealer fall off the ladder?

A) Trying to build the windmill B) trying to get eggs from the hens C) trying to change the fifth
commandment D) trying to spy on the animals

22) What is NOT an example of propaganda spread about Snowball?

A) He destroys the windmill B) he helped the humans in the Battle of Cowshed C) he helped four pigs plot
to kill Napoleon D) He studied tactics

23) How do the pigs get money for another box of whiskey?
A) Selling timber to Frederick B) selling Boxer to a horse slaughterer C) selling Mollie D) selling the
hens’ eggs

23) What makes the pigs superior to the other animals?

A) Ability to read and write B) money C) having Old Major as an example D) having guard dogs

24) Spontaneous Demonstrations are held in order to:

A) Plan attacks on the neighboring farms B) Celebrate the triumphs of Animal Farm C) educate neighboring
animals D) raise money

25) Why does Napoleon fight with Pilkington?

A) They both play the same card B) Pilkington wants to take over animal farm C) Napoleon steals his
money D) They disagree on the name of the farm
Part III: True or False
Directions: Write T or F in the space provided
26) ___ the creator of the windmill plan is Snowball.
27) ___ Benjamin’s motto is “I will work harder!”
28) ___ Moses is Mr. Jones’ bird who speaks of Sugar Candy Mountain.
29) ___ the name of the song that the animals sing is “Beasts of Russia”
30) ___ the animals break some, but not all, of Old Major’s rules.
31) ___ Animal Farm can be considered a historical fiction novel.
32) ___ the animals burn down the farm house after expelling Mr. Jones.
33) ___ after Napoleon takes power, the animals are actually worse than before.
34) ___ George Orwell believes that Communism can not be successfully achieved in society
35) ___ this novel can be considered and allegory because it uses talking animals.

Part IV: Short Answer

Directions: Choose three of the following five questions. Answers must be in complete sentences.
1) What does Squealer use to manipulate the animals, give an example from the text?
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2) Animal Farm can be categorized in what two genres? Explain.

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3) Explain what Animal Farm shows about power and corruption. Give an example from the book.
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4) Explain what Animal Farm shows about intelligence and ignorance. Give an example from the book.
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5) Explain what Animal Farm says about equality. Give an example from the book.
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Part V: Essay-ette
Directions: Use the back of your test to answer the following “essay-ette.” Essays should give specific
examples from Animal Farm to support your response.

Ideally, rules and laws exist to create order, provide protection and enforce equality. The seven
commandments in Animal Farm are an example of this. One of the founding principles is that “All animals
are equal.” How have the animals corrupted the ideals of Old Major?