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"Animal Farm" The Book Trivia Quiz

These are questions from the book, not the movie. It's an easy quiz if you have read the book. If you watched the movie, some questions can still be answered.

A multiple-choice quiz by rich2k. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rich2k

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,066

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
5660

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 71 (10/10), Guest 98 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Animal Farm was written by : Hint

H.G. Wells

George Orwell

Mary Shelley

Edgar Allan Poe

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the beginning of the book, who was the owner of the farm? Hint

Mr. Smith

Mr. Jones

Mr. Brown

Mr. Johnson

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the original name of the farm? Hint

Manor Farm

East Ridge Farm

Animal Farm

Honor Farm

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which animal, when trying to learn the alphabet, couldn't remember more than 4 letters? Hint

Boxer

Snowball

Molly

Old Major

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Question 5 of 10

5. Old Major taught the rest of the animals a song that inspired them. What was it called? Hint

Beasts of Burden

Beast Master

Beasts of Ireland

Beasts of England

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'All the animals capered with joy when they saw' what going up in flames? Hint

nosebags

halters

whips

the house

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Question 7 of 10

7. The pigs (who were 'in charge') reduced all of the principles of Animalism into how many commandments? Hint

100

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these was not one of the commandments? Hint

No animal shall drink alcohol.

No animal shall smoke.

No animal shall sleep in a bed.

All animals are equal.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which animal was the best at writing and thus had the job of changing the farm sign and writing the commandments on the barn wall? Hint

Snowball

Molly

Boxer

Old Major

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Snowball thought of the maxim 'Four legs good, two legs bad', what animal group objected because they felt left out? Hint

lizards

kangaroos

insects

birds

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 11 2024 : Guest 174: 7/10
Dec 03 2024 : Guest 71: 10/10
Dec 01 2024 : Guest 98: 4/10
Nov 06 2024 : Taltarzac: 7/10
Oct 30 2024 : Dizart: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Animal Farm was written by :

Answer: George Orwell

Orwell is also the author of the famous '1984.'

2. In the beginning of the book, who was the owner of the farm?

Answer: Mr. Jones

3. What was the original name of the farm?

Answer: Manor Farm

4. Which animal, when trying to learn the alphabet, couldn't remember more than 4 letters?

Answer: Boxer

Boxer would remember the first 4 letters, but couldn't think of what came next. When he finally learned E, F, G, and H he forgot the the first 4.

5. Old Major taught the rest of the animals a song that inspired them. What was it called?

Answer: Beasts of England

It was sung to the tune of Clementine and La Cucaracha. This song threw the animals into an excited frenzy.

6. 'All the animals capered with joy when they saw' what going up in flames?

Answer: whips

They eventually destroyed everything that reminded them of Mr. Jones.

7. The pigs (who were 'in charge') reduced all of the principles of Animalism into how many commandments?

Answer: 7

They became the 'unalterable law' by which all animals must live for ever after. (Then later were altered to one)

8. Which of these was not one of the commandments?

Answer: No animal shall smoke.

9. Which animal was the best at writing and thus had the job of changing the farm sign and writing the commandments on the barn wall?

Answer: Snowball

He only had two mistakes on the wall...'friend' was spelled 'freind' and one of the S's was backwards.

10. When Snowball thought of the maxim 'Four legs good, two legs bad', what animal group objected because they felt left out?

Answer: birds

Then Snowball explained to them that a wing is used for propulsion and not manipulation (like Man's HAND).

Source: Author rich2k

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