ANIMAL FARM Unit Test Flashcards
Benjamin
cynical character; always believes that life will be eternally miserable; donkey
Boxer
hardest worker on the farm; “I will work harder,” and “Napoleon is always right;” horse
Snowball
one of the original leaders of the farm; run out by Napoleon and his dogs and used as a scapegoat for the rest of the story; pig
Napoleon
ultimate ruler of Animal Farm; greedy; spreads lies and believes he is the mightiest of the animals; pigs
Squealer
Napoleon’s appointed “propaganda spreader;” constantly spreading lies in favor of Napoleon’s name and the pigs; pig
Mollie
young, beautiful, and self-absorbed; runs away from Animal Farm to be instead pampered by a human master; show horse
Fredrick
owner of Pinchfield farms; fooled Napoleon by purchasing timber from Animal Farm with forged bank notes; always in conflict with Pilkington; leads battle against the animals and blows up the second windmill
Pilkington
owner of Foxwood farms; befriends Napoleon by the end of the story; always in conflict with Fredrick
Jones
cruel owner of Manor Farm before the animals’ revolution; overthrown and leads the men in the first battle against the animals; dies a drunk
Old Major
old and wise; invented Animalism and the anthem “Beasts of England;” dies before the revolution; pig
Moses
spreads “lies” of an animal heaven called Sugarcandy Mountain; not present for most of the story after the revolution but returns later in the story; raven
Clover
hard-working and as gullible as all the other animals; old mare
Define propaganda
Information, especially of biased of misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
How is propaganda used on the farm?
Propaganda is used to manipulate stories so that all the animals would believe that Napoleon was a great leader, the pigs’ special treatment was given to them because they were smarter than the others, and that Snowball was the enemy. It was used to provoke fear and submission into the animals
Explain what life was like under Napoleon’s rule.
The animals were worked harder than ever for less food than even cruel Jones had given them. It was worse living for the animals than when Jones owned the farm
How are Stalin’s Purges represented in the story?
When the numbers of animals “confess” to conspiring with Snowball and they were slaughtered right in front of the other animals
List the Seven Commandments.
- whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy
- whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend
- no animal shall wear clothes
- no animal shall sleep in a bed
- no animal shall drink alcohol
- no animal shall kill another animal
- all animals are equal
What do the animals work daily to build, even when it’s continually destroyed?
the windmill
What is “Beasts of England” and why is it important?
The anthem of Animal Farm; it recounts the animals’ struggles when Jones owned the farm, describes life that could be with Animalism, and tells of the revolution
What is the difference between capitalism and communism? Identify two characteristics f each economic system.
Capitalism emphasizes ownership of private property; unequal distribution of money and encourages competition. Communism knows no ownership of private property; equal distribution of money and no leader or government, stateless society
What is the retirement pasture used for near the end of the story?
It is used to grow barley to make beer
What is allegory?
A story that has hidden meaning and works on two levels.
