Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, however, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon. There are a few questions regarding the chapter that are very important for your exams.
Questions and Answers on Animal Farm by George Orwell
Q.
Why wee the animals destroying the things belonging to Mr. Jones?
A. The animals were living under the tyrannical rule of Mr. Jones.
They had been exploited and persecuted by him. They were starved and had
suffered many of his atrocities. But when he was overthrown, they did not want
to see his belongings. They reminded them of the suffering they faced and hence
they destroyed them.
Q.
Who was the Old Major?
A. Old Major was a prized Middle White boar living at Manor
Farm, though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willington Beauty.
He was highly regarded by the residents of the farm.
Q.
According to Old Major at the beginning of the novel, what is the source of all
the problems of animals? What is the event that causes the animals to finally rebel?
Describe the battle.
A. All
of the animal's problems come from humans, Mr. Jones specifically. Farmer Jones
goes drinking and forgets to feed the animals. The animals revolt against
Farmer Jones and they drive him off. There very few animal causalities.
Q.
Describe Boxer's character using examples of things he does in the book. What happens
to him?
A. Boxer
is hardworking because he constantly does work alone and beyond what he needs
to at the farm. He also is devoted to following rules. He gets injured. The
pigs sell him to a glue factory.
Q.
Why are the animals so fooled by the additions to the rules? How do the pigs
trick them, and what types of changed do they make to the rules?
A. The
animals can't read, so they aren't positive the pigs have changed the rules.
They just add to the rules- they don't take anything away. The rules change in
such ways as- “no animal will sleep in a bed with sheets." Even if the
others remember it differently, they can't read.
Q.
Describe the typical attributes of a dictator and how Napoleon proves himself
to be like any other dictator. How does having the animals stop singing
"Beasts of
A. Dictators
crave total power, and they demand absolute obedience. They kills and torture
their opponents. Napoleon is the same way and he even kills those that go
against him. The animals loved to sing "Beasts of England," but
Napoleon made them stop. He said it was a song of rebellion and they no longer
needed to rebel. He takes their rights away.
Q. What are Napoleon and Snowball's
opinions on the windmill at first? After Snowball is run off, what happens with
the windmill? When it is torn down, why does Napoleon insist on rebuilding so
quickly?
A. Napoleon
is against the windmill, and Snowball wants to build it. It is ruined by
Napoleon, Who blames Snowball and has him run off. Once it's down, Napoleon
insists they rebuild as quickly as possible. He doesn't want to appear weak to
the humans.
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Q.
Who was responsible for expounding the teaching of the Old Major?
A. The work of teaching and organizing the other animals fell
naturally upon the pigs, which were generally considered the cleverest of the
animals. Two of them were young boars named Snowball and Napoleon. The others
were porkers and the best known among them was a pig named Squealer.
Q.
Why do the animals confess themselves as traitors? What do the hens do when
Napoleon wants to sell their eggs? Why do the animals avoid standing up to
Napoleon?
A. The
animals confess they're traitors because they're scared of Napoleon. They are really
scared of doing anything wrong under the new laws, so they confess. The hens
revolt by dropping their eggs high from the rafters, and Napoleon kills them.
If you stand up to Napoleon or call yourself a traitor, you die.
Q.
What dream did the Major have?
A. The Old Major talked about the dream that he had the
previous night. In his dream, all men had vanished from Earth. It also reminded
him of a song, Beasts of England, which he had long forgotten.
Q.
What secret activity was going on in the farm?
A. The Major had sown the seeds of rebellion in the hearts of
the residents of the farm. After his speech, they all started to prepare for
the rebellion to happen not knowing when it would actually happen. They began
teaching and organizing themselves.
Q.
Who was Moses? What lies was he spreading?
A. The pigs were trying to convince the animals that the
rebellion was much needed. But they had a hard time counteracting the lies put
about by Moses, the tame raven. He was Jones’s special pet. He kept telling the
animals that he knew of a mysterious country called
Q. The pigs give out the Seven Commandments. What were these?
A. The pigs revealed that during the past three months they had
taught themselves to read and write. Snowball took a brush and renamed the
Manor Farm as Animal Farm. They further explained that they had reduced the
principles of Animalism to Seven Commandments.
These would
become an unalterable law by which all the animals on the Animal Farm must live
ever after. They ran thus
1) Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
2) Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings,
is a friend.
3) No animal shall wear clothes.
4) No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5) No animal shall drink alcohol.
6) No animal shall kill any other animal.
7) All animals are equal.
Q.
List three of the seven commandments. Which of these do you fell is most
important? Why?
A. All
animals are equal No animal shall kill any other animal No animal shall drink
alcohol All animals are equal because no animal is better than another they
should all be treated equally.
Q.
Why are the pigs chosen as the leaders of the farm? Once the pigs are leaders,
how do they contribute to the actual work of the farm? What is the first
commandment they break?
A. The
pigs are chosen as leaders because they know how to read. The pigs don't help
at all with the work- they just supervise. The first commandment they break is
sleeping in beds, but they break many others. Since they are leaders, no one
questions them.
Q.
Explain the following quote "All animals are equal, but some are more
equal than others." Also explain what the animals meant by not being about
to tell the difference between the pigs and men at the end of the book.
A. This
is a quote the pigs use to explain why they get better items/treatment than the
other animals. They want everyone to believe they're all equal, but since their
stuff is better, they are more equal. By the end of the book, the pigs act
exactly like the humans. No one can tell the difference because they act/dress
the same.
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