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15 Questions about Animal Farm | Literature

A general quiz about the novel by George Orwell.

A multiple-choice quiz by chloem. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
chloem

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
246,102

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
3909

Last 3 plays: Guest 197 (10/15), Guest 67 (15/15), Guest 86 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was the last name of the human owner that the animals ran out of the farm? Hint

Shepard

Leslie

Jones

Williams

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which type of animal was considered the smartest and therefore the best leader? Hint

the dogs

the pigs

the sheep

the cats

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which type of animal was shot and killed at the Battle of the Cowshed? Hint

a cow

a sheep

a horse

a dog

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was the name of the horse that left Animal Farm? Hint

Mollie

Regan

Cindy

Trott

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Question 5 of 15

5. The Commandment "No animal shall ever sleep in a bed with sheets" was a part of the original seven commandments.

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. What was the name of the pig who was run out of Animal Farm by Napoleon? Hint

Firefly

Roger

Snowball

Komono

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Question 7 of 15

7. What project did Napoleon initially oppose but later adopt? Hint

Shooting Mollie.

Building an irrigation system

Building a windmill

Building an army to invade the neighboring farms

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who acted as a mediator between Animal Farm and the outside world? Hint

Napoleon

Mr. Louis

Mr. Whymper

Jones

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Question 9 of 15

9. Animal Farm traded with the outside world.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. Napoleon had animals killed after they professed themselves traitors.

True

False

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who pulled the sheep aside to teach them "Four legs good, two legs better."? Hint

Squealer

Snowball

Napoleon

Pilkington

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the windmill named? Hint

Napoleon Mill

Mollie's Mill

Animal Farm Mill

Cowshed Mill

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Question 13 of 15

13. How did Frederick pay for the timber he bought from Napoleon? Hint

with a check

with forged bank notes

with pennies

with cow's milk

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Question 14 of 15

14. How was the windmill destroyed the second time? Hint

Snowball set it on fire

Frederick and some men blew it up.

A storm caused it to fall

Napoleon set it on fire by accident by falling asleep with a lit cigar.

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Question 15 of 15

15. Whom did the pigs meet with after they were seen walking on their two hind legs? Hint

Pilkington

Frederick

Mr. Whymper

Snowball

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the last name of the human owner that the animals ran out of the farm?

Answer: Jones

The animals ran Jones out of his farm after not being fed for a few days.

2. Which type of animal was considered the smartest and therefore the best leader?

Answer: the pigs

The pigs were considered the smartest and did most of the reading and writing for the farm.

3. Which type of animal was shot and killed at the Battle of the Cowshed?

Answer: a sheep

The dead sheep was given "Animal Hero, Second Class."

4. What was the name of the horse that left Animal Farm?

Answer: Mollie

Mollie was found letting an owner of a neighboring farm stroke her and give her ribbons. After that, she was never seen again on Animal Farm.

5. The Commandment "No animal shall ever sleep in a bed with sheets" was a part of the original seven commandments.

Answer: false

The original commandment was "No animal shall sleep in a bed." The pigs led the animals to believe that the part about sheets was in the original, when they started sleeping in beds with blankets.

6. What was the name of the pig who was run out of Animal Farm by Napoleon?

Answer: Snowball

Napoleon ran Snowball out of Animal Farm with two dogs that he raised himself. Snowball was later used as a scapegoat when anything bad happened on the farm.

7. What project did Napoleon initially oppose but later adopt?

Answer: Building a windmill

Snowball wanted to build a windmill, but Napoleon was verbally opposed to it. After Snowball was run out of Animal Farm, Napoleon took over the project.

8. Who acted as a mediator between Animal Farm and the outside world?

Answer: Mr. Whymper

It was Mr. Whymper's job. He was a solicitor who lived in Willingdon.

9. Animal Farm traded with the outside world.

Answer: true

It began with the hens' eggs even though they protested. They were starved if they did not give up their eggs.

10. Napoleon had animals killed after they professed themselves traitors.

Answer: true

They were killed by dogs.

11. Who pulled the sheep aside to teach them "Four legs good, two legs better."?

Answer: Squealer

The sheep were taught to say that instead of "Four legs good, two legs bad.", which was the original saying.

12. What was the windmill named?

Answer: Napoleon Mill

Even though the windmill was Snowball's idea, he was run out of Animal Farm before construction began, and the windmill was named after Napoleon.

13. How did Frederick pay for the timber he bought from Napoleon?

Answer: with forged bank notes

Napoleon accepted Frederick's money, but later learned that it was fake.

14. How was the windmill destroyed the second time?

Answer: Frederick and some men blew it up.

Fifteen men, including Frederick, invaded the farm, fired upon the animals, and blew up the windmill.

15. Whom did the pigs meet with after they were seen walking on their two hind legs?

Answer: Pilkington

The other animals watched the meeting through the window.

Source: Author chloem

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