Starter quiz

  • What did Orwell originally call his novella? 'Animal Farm: __________'
    • a fairy story.  ✓
    • a fable.
    • an allegory.
    • a history of the Russian revolution.
  • 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.  ✓
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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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