Part a : matching
match the letter of the name on the right with the proper description on the left.
these are worth 1 point each.
1) the farm’s poet a) benjamin
2) a quick talker b) moses
3) oldest & worst tempered of the animals c) jones
4) majestic old pig with a dream d) mollie
5) strongest animal on the farm e) snowball
6) talks about sugarcandy mountain f) minimus
7) vain animal who likes ribbons g) napoleon
8) original owner of the farm h) old major
9) designer of the windmill i) clover
10) takes over as the sole leader j) squealer
k) boxer
part b: true or false
respond true (t) or false (f) to the following questions. one point each.
11) at the end of the book, the other animals finally stage a revolt against the
pigs.
12) though the farm first prospered, it later went bankrupt.
13) the police force of animal farm was the dogs.
14) snowball and other are killed by the dogs following the hen’s revolt.
15) all the animals learned to read, and they memorized the seven
commandments.
16) snowball was blamed as a saboteur for everything that went wrong.
17) animal farm is a fable and an allegory.
18) the humans shot and killed old major during the battle of the cowshed.
19) one of the author’s purposes is to satirize totalitarian rule in communist
russia.
20) though he tried, squealer never walked on two legs.
part c: fill in the blank
worth one point each
21) in the end of the book, the seven commandments were reduced to one
commandment which read
22) the anthem that the animals loved to sing was called

23) the spokesman for comrade napoleon
24) the sheep were forever bleating out the slogan

25) the brightest of the animals are
part d: multiple choice
choose the best answer for each of the following. worth one mark each.
26) which animal’s ideas start the revolution?
a) old major
b) moses
c) snowball
d) napoleon
27) the two cart horses are -
a) major and muriel
b) boxer and clover
c) snowball and bluebell
d) benjamin and mollie
28) the only animal who didn’t change over the years was –
a) boxer
b) napoleon
c) benjamin
d) moses
29) the man who became the “intermediary” between the animals and the outside
world was –
a) mr. whymper
b) mr. frederick
c) mr. pilkington
d) mr. foxwood
30) the second battle with the humans was called –
a) the battle of the windmill
b) the battle of animal farm
c) the battle of the cowshed
d) the battle of manor farm
31) in russian history, who does snowball represent?
a) stalin
b) lenin
c) marx
d) trotsky
32) in russian history, who does napoleon represent?
a) stalin
b) lenin
c) marx
d) trotsky
33) napoleon and pilkington had trouble because –
a) the beer ran out
b) both played aces of spades
c) both wanted to be boss
d) pilkington cheated napoleon in trade
34) which of the following was not
a) no animal shall sleep in a bed
one of the seven commandments?
b) no animal shall eat in excess
c) whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy
d) no animal shall drink alcohol
35) the tester of napoleon’s food is –
a) pinkeye
b) squealer
c) moses
d) bluebell