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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Exit quiz
- Which word beginning with 'M' refers to the standards of what is right and wrong?
- 'Moral' ✓
- Which of the following is not a convention of a fable?
- Simple and basic.
- Animals are the protagonists.
- Detailed descriptions of setting. ✓
- Good overcomes evil.
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- According to Orwell, what is the turning point in 'Animal Farm'?
- The animals rebel against Mr. Jones
- Old Major's speech
- The battle of the cowshed
- The pigs take the milk and apples ✓
- Boxer's death
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- Complete this quote from 'Animal Farm': “Never mind the milk, comrades!” cried Napoleon,__________"
- placing himself in front of the buckets. ✓
- moving the buckets towards him.
- hiding the buckets.
- the milk doesn't matter.
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- In 'Animal Farm' which images can be found on the flag?
- A hoof and horse shoe.
- A whip and chain.
- A hoof and horn. ✓
- Milk and apples.
- A horse and pig.
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- In his preface, what does Orwell predict that reviewers will say about 'Animal Farm'?
- "A dull, silly book and a grateful waste of paper". ✓
- "A boring, ridiculous book that should never have been written".
- "A frivolous account of the Russian Revolution."
- "A ghastly fairy story about pigs."
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Key learning points
- Arguably, the pigs taking the milk and apples is the turning point of the novella.
- The fable form is used to illustrate there are (many) morals to this story.
- Orwell uses the simplistic form of a fable to help put forward his messages.
- The main motifs are food and the military.
Common misconception
That 'Animal Farm' is a simple story about leadership and power.
Stylistically it is simple, but why does Orwell do this? What does he hope to achieve by making his novella accessible?
Keywords
Genre - This categorises texts based on conventions and themes.
Conventions - The features you would expect to find in a given genre.
Motif - A dominant or recurring idea or theme.
Moral - Being moral means you have high standards of what is right and wrong.
Accessible - Easily understood.
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