The Animals of "Animal Farm" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Old Major

Old Major is widely regarded as representing Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. Karl Marx wrote "The Communist Manifesto", in which he outlined his vision of the future class struggle between the working-class proletariat and the property-owning bourgeois. Lenin would later lead the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution and install a Communist government after ousting the Tsar.

Answer: raven

Moses the raven is believed to represent the Russian Orthodox Church. He was kicked off the farm, but was later allowed back to help appease the rumblings of the animals. The Communists originally wanted to remove all religion as they felt that it distracted them from the class struggle.

However, they soon found that it would be near impossible to force all people to give up their faith. Finally, Communists also allowed certain religions back because if people were focused on preparing for their reward in the afterlife, they may be less concerned about the poor conditions of their worldly life.

Answer: four legs good, two legs bad

The sheep are too stupid to remember any of the commandments of Animalism, so it is all summarized for them in this easy to remember chant. Initially, the birds are upset about this chant since they only have two legs. However, it is then decided that wings are not like human hands and can therefore be counted as de facto legs. Napoleon later changes the chant to four legs good, two legs better as he becomes more and more like man.

Answer: puppies

The puppies would later grow into Napoleon's personal guard, much the way Stalin used the NKVD. They were responsible for executing anybody who was deemed an enemy of the farm. Their mere presence was enough to intimidate anybody from even questioning Napoleon's decisions.

Answer: windmill

Napoleon's response is to urinate on Snowball's plans. Once Snowball has been chased off the farm, Napoleon takes credit for the plans and makes Snowball a scapegoat for all of the farm's problems. This includes the collapse of the windmill during a storm.

Answer: I'm not going to be getting excited about anything.

Benjamin is one of the only animals on the farm that shows very little change from the beginning of book to the end. As the oldest animal on the farm, it can be assumed that Benjamin has been there and done that. He realizes that whoever is in charge will ultimately use the animals for their own benefit.

Answer: hens

The hens chose to break their eggs rather than turn them over to be sold. Napoleon orders them to be starved until they give in, and many die before the protest ends. They represent the kulaks, or land-owning farmers, who protested against Soviet collectivism.

As a result, Stalin ordered harsh reprisals that resulted in the starvation or execution of between 1.8 million and 6 million kulaks.

Answer: He is sold to a horse-slaughterer.

Napoleon realizes that Boxer will no longer be useful to the farm. He then uses that as an opportunity to make some money. Benjamin realizes where Boxer is being taken and alerts Boxer, who is too weak to break out of the cart. The animals are later told that they were wrong in thinking that Napoleon would sell out another animal and that in fact, Boxer died in a hospital praising Napoleon with his dying breath.

The animals accept the explanation except for Benjamin, who refuses to speak up due to his cynical attitude.

Answer: Squealer

Squealer is Napoleon's mouthpiece. He is responsible for communicating all of Napoleon's edicts to the rest of the animals. He is discovered changing the commandment banning alcohol when he falls off his ladder in the middle of the night due to his drunkenness.

Answer: They have accepted their fate.

The animals have accepted their fate under Napoleon. They continue to believe, falsely, that as bad as things are, it's still better than it was under Jones. Those who do not believe that their lives are better realize that there is nothing that they can do to change things.