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"Animal Farm" Basics Trivia Quiz

Here are a few basic questions on the plot of George Orwell's famous novel "Animal Farm". Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by spud12. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
spud12

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
219,574

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1963

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. At the start of the novel, which of the animals has a dream and holds a meeting to discuss it? Hint

Squealer

Napoleon

Old Major

Snowball

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the philosophy that Old Major dreamt of and was later advocated by Napoleon and Snowball? Hint

Communalism

Aneurism

Creaturism

Animalism

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the song that soon becomes the animals' anthem? Hint

Baa Baa Black Shep

All Creatures Great and Small

Beasts of England

Sugar Candy Mountain

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Sugar Candy Mountain? Hint

The anthem of the farm

The mountain visible on Animal Farm's horizon

The idea of animal heaven thought up by Moses the raven

The name of a lullaby that is sung to the piglets on the farm

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many letters of the alphabet is Boxer able to learn? Hint

Four - A through D

Six - the number of different letters in Napoleon's name

None

All 26

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Question 6 of 10

6. What are Boxer's maxims? Hint

"I will work harder"and "Napoleon is always right"

"Snowball is always right" and "I will work harder"

"I will work harder" and "For the glory of Animal Farm"

He didn't have any maxims

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Boxer's ultimate fate? Hint

He dies of exhaustion from building the windmill

Napoleon sends him to the knackers

The windmill falls on him

He dies of old age

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who teaches the sheep to chant "Four legs good, two legs better"? Hint

Napoleon

Squealer

Minimus

Moses

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Question 9 of 10

9. With whom does Napoleon play cards at the end of the novel? Hint

Mr. Jones

Mr. Pilkington

Mr. Wiltshire

Mr. Frederick

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does Napoleon rename Animal Farm in his toast at the end of the novel? Hint

Freedonia

Napolean Farm

The Manor Farm

Pig Farm

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At the start of the novel, which of the animals has a dream and holds a meeting to discuss it?

Answer: Old Major

All of the animals turn up to the meeting.

2. What is the name of the philosophy that Old Major dreamt of and was later advocated by Napoleon and Snowball?

Answer: Animalism

Animalism plays a key role in the novel.

3. What is the name of the song that soon becomes the animals' anthem?

Answer: Beasts of England

At the meeting, Old Major sings the song.

4. What is Sugar Candy Mountain?

Answer: The idea of animal heaven thought up by Moses the raven

Moses tells the animals that he is able to fly there and has lots of fun there.

5. How many letters of the alphabet is Boxer able to learn?

Answer: Four - A through D

He tried to learn more letters but ended up forgetting the first four.

6. What are Boxer's maxims?

Answer: "I will work harder"and "Napoleon is always right"

He got confused with everything that everyone was telling him, so he only listened to what Napoleon said.

7. What is Boxer's ultimate fate?

Answer: Napoleon sends him to the knackers

He retired but Napoleon was getting sick of feeding him while he wasn't working.

8. Who teaches the sheep to chant "Four legs good, two legs better"?

Answer: Squealer

The pigs learnt how to walk on two legs so that they could be above the rest of the animals, therefore, had to change the commandment from "Four legs good, two legs bad" to "Four legs good, two legs better".

9. With whom does Napoleon play cards at the end of the novel?

Answer: Mr. Pilkington

A fight ends up breaking out between the two after he accuses Napoleon of cheating.

10. What does Napoleon rename Animal Farm in his toast at the end of the novel?

Answer: The Manor Farm

Napoleon changes the name back to what it was at the start of the novel.

Source: Author spud12

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