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Who first introduces the idea of the revolution to the animals? |
Old Major
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What word does Major use to address the animals?
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Comrades
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What song does Major introduce to the animals?
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Beasts of England
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Why does Major sing Beasts of England to the animals?
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To rally up the animals
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Why do the animals succeed in the revolution? |
The animals were really mad so all the animals pitched in
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What does Mrs. Jones do as the rebellion begins?
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Packed some things and escaped
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What things capture Mollie’s attention?
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Ribbons and sugar
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Why do you think the pigs teach themselves to read and write?
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So they could be smarter than the other animals and manipulate them
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What disappears at the end of the chapter? Why/how does Napoleon get away with this?
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The milk. He says that if they don’t drink it, they won’t be able to take care of the farm so Jones will come back.
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What colors and symbols are on the flag that the animals raise? |
Green for the green fields of England. The white hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals which would arise when the human race had been finally overthrown
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What maxim do the animals adopt?
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Four legs good, two legs bad
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What purpose does the maxim serve?
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To help distinguish animals from humans
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What animals does Napoleon take to rear separately from the others?
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The puppies
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Why do you think Napoleon isolates these animals?
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To teach them to follow him
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Where does Mr. Jones spend his time after being expelled from the farm? |
The Red Lion at Willingdon
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What are the names of the two neighboring farmers?
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Pilkington and Frederick
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What are some of the negative rumors that are spread about Animal Farm?
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The animals were fighting among themselves and slowly starving to death
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What do the animals name the battle that occurs in this chapter?
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Battle of the Cowshed
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Why are the animals, once again, successful against the humans in battle?
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Snowball had planned well; had read Julius Caesar;
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Who is accused of having contact with a human? Who confronts this character and what do they find in the stall? |
Mollie is accused of having contact with a human. Clover confronts her and finds ribbons and sugar in Mollie’s stall
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How does Napoleon use the sheep to achieve his goals?
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He teaches them the mantra and they start it during important parts of Snowball’s speeches
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What benefits does Snowball propose the windmill will provide?
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Electricity, heat, operate a dynamo, etc.
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What are the arguments against building the windmill?
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There was a great need for increasing food production, and if they wasted time on the windmill, they would all starve to death
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Why does Napoleon resort to running Snowball off in a violent manner?
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He was losing to Snowball
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What are Boxer’s two slogans?
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“I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right,”
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What does Napoleon say must be done for the farm to survive? |
Limit rations, extended the work hours, trade with humans
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Why does Napoleon decide that trade with humans is necessary?
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The needs of the windmill override everything else
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What happens to the windmill?
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It’s knocked over by the wind
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Who does Napoleon accuse of destroying the windmill?
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Snowball
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What is the benefit of making Snowball a scapegoat?
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It makes Napoleon look better and makes it easier on him to just blame someone else
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Which animal has not yet “lost heart”? |
Clover and Boxer
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What do the chickens have to surrender?
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400 Eggs
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According to reports, what is Snowball secretly doing? List two specific accusations made in this chapter against Snowball.
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Snowball was secretly frequenting the farm by night and Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start
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What happens when various animals confess to crimes?
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They are slaughtered
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Why is “Beasts of England” banned?
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The Rebellion has ended
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What words are added (without the animals’ knowledge) to the commandment “No animal shall kill any other animal”? |
Without cause
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What is the purpose of Napoleon’s self-imposed isolation and ceremonial appearances?
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His fear of losing power, to make them celebrate him coming out; signifying him being more important
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What is Napoleon’s purpose for inscribing the poem and the portrait of himself on the wall?
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It made him unforgettable and glorified him; remind the animals how important he is
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Why do the animals initially dislike Frederick?
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Frederick and his men were plotting attack; all the cruel things he did to his animals
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How does Frederick trick the pigs?
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The money was fake
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For what purpose is the plot of ground that Napoleon has readied for the planting of barley originally intended?
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A grazing-ground for animals who were too old
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What does the unexplainable incident that occurs with Squealer at the very end of Chapter 8 confirm for readers?
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He was changing the Commandments
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What injury does Boxer sustain? |
Split hoof
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Who is the father of the new piglets on the farm?
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Napoleon
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What message is sent when bricks are bought and a schoolhouse is built for Napoleon’s offspring?
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They are better than the other animals
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What is producing the wonderful smell coming from the farmhouse?
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Cooking of barley
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How is Napoleon served his half gallon of beer every day?
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In the Crown Derby soup tureen
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What does Napoleon’s treatment of Boxer reveal?
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He doesn’t really care about the animals
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What do the pigs buy with the money that they receive from the knacker?
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Another case of whiskey
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Where is Jones when he dies? |
An inebriates’ home
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When the first windmill is finally completed, how is it used?
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Milling corn
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What mysterious things do the pigs supposedly spend their time working on?
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Files, reports, minutes, and memoranda
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What human behavior do the pigs take on in the last chapter of the novel that goes against the first and most sacred commandment of Animalism?
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Walking on two legs
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What causes the fight between the humans and the pigs at the conclusion of the novel?
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Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously; they cheated; there is only one ace of spades
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What makes the final scene in the farmhouse so powerful?
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You couldn’t tell the difference between the pigs and the humans
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What purpose is served by the production figures Squealer reads to the animals? Chapter 8 |
To prove how much better their lives were
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Compare/contrast the poem "Comrade Napoleon" to "Beast of England."
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Beasts of England is for rebellion. Comrade Napoleon was for loyalty to him; further brainwash everyone. Both derived by pigs. Anthems for new start.
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Why are the animals so easily fooled, even when they find Squealer with a ladder and white paint beside the barn at night? Chapter 9
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They couldn’t read. They couldn’t put two and two together about Squealer changing the commandments
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What happens to Boxer? How do the animals accept it? Chapter 9
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He is killed; sold to the knackers. They accept it because Squealer said that he was there when Boxer died and he last said that all he wanted was to finish the windmill
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Of what kind of person does Benjamin remind you? Give some examples. What is your opinion of such people? What makes people behave this way? |
Benjamin is apathetic and pessimistic. The old man in Up. The Grinch’s heart is small as well. He is intelligent, but doesn’t show it. He knows what’s going on but keeps quiet. I think that it’s selfish of them because they know what’s going on but don’t tell others to help them. People behave this way because of personal experiences, been around for a while. Bad things had happened. Too smart for his own good.
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All seven commandments are erased. What is the new commandment and how has it been true from the beginning? Chapter 10
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All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. It has been true since the beginning because even though the pigs always say that all of the animals are equal, the pigs get better stuff and are treated better.
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Describe at least three instances of the pigs’ disobeying the Seven Commandments of Animalism. |
Sleeping in beds, walking on two feet, killing fellow animals
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“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” To which character does this statement most apply? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.
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Napoleon because he thought that he was above the Commandments and could do whatever he wanted to. He began to slightly disobey them, but quickly just changed them. The animals didn’t realize it, but he was. Power corrupted him and made him act just like humans.
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How are the animals with limited education affected by their lack of knowledge?
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They can’t read the commandments which keeps them from realizing that Squealer is changing them
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Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. Describe three connections between the two.
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The exile of Snowball which represents the exile of Trotsky. The dog squad which represented the KGB. Napoleon representing Stalin
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Snowball- |
Trotsky
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Napoleon-
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Stalin
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Squealer-
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Pravda
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Boxer-
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working class
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Old Major-
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Karl Marx
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Mr Jones-
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Tsar Nicholas II
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Mollie-
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those who lust for material things
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Benjamin-
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George Orwell's attitude towards life
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Moses-
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freedom of religion
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Dog Squad-
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KGB
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Frederick-
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Germany and Hitler
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Pilkington-
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England
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Mrs. Jones-
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wife of Tsar Nicholas II
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Sheep-
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yes men of society
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Whymper-
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intermediary between warring countries who is only too happy to do what is profitable without a regard to what is right or wrong
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Russian Revolution, ending with the resignation of Nicholas II - |
Battle of the animals against Jones
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October Revolution (Soviet people overthrew their provisional government and was officially the first Socialist state.)-
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Battle of the Cowshed
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Trotsky deported, Start of Industrialization-
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Snowball chased away by the dogs- Building of the windmill
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Starvation of millions of people who did not want to work for Stalin (What he did to the people in Ukraine, the Kulaks.) -
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Hens starved to death, when they did not want to sell eggs
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Show trials of Stalin's opponents (The purge of any opposition and the removal of the remaining Trotsky followers.)
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Death of four pigs, three hens, goose and sheep
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German invasion of Russia (Germany invades to expand their empire.)-
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Banknotes for woodpile were not worth anything- Invasion of Mr. Frederick and his men to blow up the windmill and take over Animal Farm.
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