Starter quiz
- What did Orwell originally call his novella? 'Animal Farm: __________'
- a fairy story. ✓
- a fable.
- an allegory.
- a history of the Russian revolution.
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- What word beginning with 'F' describes a 'short story, typically with animals, that has a moral message'?
- 'Fable' ✓
- Which statements about George Orwell are correct?
- He was writing at the same time as Charles Dickens.
- He wanted to stomp down on the ordinary working people when he fought in Spain.
- He wanted to get out of fighting in World War II because he was scared.
- He attended Eton on a scholarship. ✓
- He worked for the BBC for two years. ✓
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- Which reasons does Squealer give to convince the other animals that the pigs need to eat the milk and apples in 'Animal Farm'?
- He says that the pigs deserve the apples because they are the best animals.
- He says they only eat them to protect the other animals.
- He lies and says that the apples and milk are essential for the welfare of pigs. ✓
- He refers to scientific research to show that the pigs need the apples. ✓
- He says that no-one had ever said that the apples would be shared.
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- Which character says this in 'Animal Farm': "And remember also that in fighting against a man, we must not come to resemble him."
- Snowball
- Squealer
- Old Major ✓
- Napoelon
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- Which character says this in 'Animal Farm': "I have no wish to take a life, not even human life."
- Benjamin
- Mollie
- Clover
- Muriel
- Boxer ✓
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