STUDY GUIDE (ANIMAL FARM)

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1. The seating arrangement of the animals at Old Major’s speech suggest what?
2. In the period of time immediately following Old Major’s speech why didn’t the pigs like Moses
stories about Sugar Candy Mountain?
3. The incident that unexpectable triggers the start of the rebellion is?
4. What do the pigs do to show they are more equal than others?
5. Squealer convinces the animals to accept whatever Napoleon says by doing what?
6. Why did the other animals protest against Napoleon and his decisions after his gods chase
Snowball off the farm?
7. What is the real reason Napoleon orders the animals to stop singing “Beast of England”?
8. What reason dose Napoleon use that he orders the other animals to stop singing “Beast of
England?

9-11 Be prepared to figure out themes within the passages provided

12. Which incident best foreshadows the eventual betrayal of Boxer being sold?
13. Why dose Napoleon allow the return of Moses to the farm?
14. What is a direct result of Benjamin’s failure to speak-out about the pigs tyranny?
15. What commandment was the last to be rewritten, but the first to be broke?
16. What idea does Orwell try to convey when he has the pig and human faces appear
indistinguishable from one another?
17. What statement about power is Orwell trying to make in Animal Farm?
19-22. Label correctly the events in the story accounting the correct plot names (example: Exposition,
Rising Action)
23. Why does Napoleon declare the drinking of alcohol being punishable by death?
24. In the quote: “If you have lower animals to contend with, we have our lower classes” who is the
speaker and what are they discussing?
25. Which animal best represents Geroge Orwell?
26. Which animals in within the story represent the working class?
27. Why is Animal Farm described as an allegory?
28. What is Animal Farm trying to caution readers about?
29. The flag on Animal Farm is a parody of which country?
30. What are the ironies at the end of the story?
31. Why is Animal Farm considered a satire?
32. What is the essential message of Animalism?
33. The lyrics “Harken to my joyful tidings/Of the golden future time” of “Beast of England”
emphasis what?
34. What do the nose-rings, dog-chains, and whips represent? Why are they thrown out?
35. What does the last line of the text mean?
36. Why does Orwell name one of the pigs Napoleon?
37. To celebrate the struggles and triumphs of Animals Farm, what are things Napoleon orders?
38. After Old Major’s death, how does Napoleon establish himself as leader?
39. What does Old Major advocate for?
40. Why do the executions of animals who confess to crimes against Napoleon shocking to the
animals?
41. What is the cause of the struggles between Napoleon and Snowball?
42. Why according to Old Major, do the animals live in misery?
43. What is the windmill used for?
44. Although Animal Farm’s human neighbors first appose Napoleon, why do the eventually accept
him?

STUDY GUIDE (ANIMAL FARM)

CLASS SET---DO NOT WRITE ON THESE