Chapters 1-8

Question 1

owner of Manor Farm

Answer 1

Mr. Jones

Question 2

pig who had a strange dream and wished to communicate it to the other animals, the one who informed them about the ‘Revolution’

Answer 2

old Major

Question 3

Name under which old Major was exhibited

Answer 3

Willingdon Beauty

Question 4

How old was Major?

Answer 4

Twelve years old

Question 5

Describe his appearance

Answer 5

He had a wise and benevolent appearance inspite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut

Question 6

Name the two cart-horses

Answer 6

Boxer and Clover

Question 7

Describe Clover

Answer 7

a stout motherly mare who had never regained her figure again after her fourth foal

Question 8

Describe Boxer

Answer 8

is at least eighteen hands high with the strength of two ordinary horses put together, not very intelligent but is known for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work

Question 9

Name of the donkey

Answer 9

Benjamin

Question 10

Describe Benjamin

Answer 10

oldest animal on the farm and the worst-tempered, seldom speaks except to make cynical remarks

Question 11

Name of the mare who drew Mr. Jones’ trap

Answer 11

Mollie

Question 12

Name of the tame raven

Answer 12

Moses

Question 13

Name of the song old Major taught the animals

Answer 13

Beasts of England

Question 14

Mr. Jones let fly a __________ into the darkness to quiet down the animals.

Answer 14

charge of number 6

Question 15

The place where old Major’s body was buried

Answer 15

at the foot of the orchard

Question 16

The two who were pre-eminent among the pigs

Answer 16

Snowball and Napoleon

Question 17

Male pigs on the farm were ______.

Answer 17

Porkers

Question 18

The place all animals go when they die, according to Moses

Answer 18

Sugarcandy Mountain

Question 19

When did the Rebellion occur?

Answer 19

Midsummer’s Eve (Saturday)

Question 20

Why did Mr. Jones and his farm hands run away?

Answer 20

They had never seen animals behave like this before, and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits.

Question 21

The first act of the animals upon chasing away Mr. Jones

Answer 21

to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm, as though to make quite sure that no human being was hiding anywhere upon it; then they raced back to the farm buildings to wipe out the last traces of Jones’s hated reign.

Question 22

How did the pigs teach themselves to read and write?

Answer 22

an old spelling book which had belonged to Mr. Jones’s children and which had been thrown on the rubbish heap

Question 23

Describe the flag of Animal Farm

Answer 23

an old green tablecloth of Mrs. Jones that was painted in white with a hoof and horn (green for the green fields of England, hoof and horn for the future Republic of the animals once humans had been overthrown)

Question 24

Reduce the Seven Commandments to one maxim

Answer 24

Four legs good, two legs bad

Question 25

Why did Napoleon pay no mind to Snowball's Animal Committees

Answer 25

education of the young was more important than anything that could be done for those who were already grown up

Question 26

Number of puppies whelped by Jessie and Bluebell

Answer 26

9

Question 27

Where did the milk go?

Answer 27

It was mixed everyday into the pig's mash

Question 28

Order concerning the windfalls

Answer 28

all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs

Question 29

Name of the two neighboring farms

Answer 29

Foxwood and Pinchfield

Question 30

owner of Foxwood

Answer 30

Mr. Pilkington

Question 31

owner of Pinchfield

Answer 31

Mr. Frederick

Question 32

name of the battle with Jones

Answer 32

Battle of the Cowshed

Question 33

bush that was planted on the grave of the sheep that was killed in the Battle of the Cowshed

Answer 33

hawthorn bush

Question 34

Military decorations given

Answer 34

'Animal Hero, First Class' to Snowball and Boxer, a brass medal to be worn and Sundays and Holidays 'Animal Hero, Second Class' posthumously conferred to the dead pig

Question 35

Days when gun will be fired

Answer 35

Napoleon's birthday, the anniversary of the Battle of the Cowshed (Oct. 12) and once on Midsummer's Day

Question 36

Place where gun will be set up

Answer 36

at the foot of the Flagstaff

Question 37

Decisions on the farm need to be ______________.

Answer 37

ratified by a majority vote

Question 38

Snowball vs Napoleon during the Meetings

Answer 38

Snowball wins over the majority with hsi brilliant speeches, Napoleon is better at canvassing support for himself in between times

Question 39

Slogans of the opposing windmill factions

Answer 39

vote for Snowball and the 3-day week, vote for Napoleon and the full manger

Question 40

Issues concerning the defense of the farm

Answer 40

Napoleon: procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them Snowball: send out more pigeons and stir up rebellion among animals on other farms

Question 41

Sunday Meetings would be abolished and instead a ______________________.

Answer 41

special committee of pigs, presided over by Napoleon himself, would settle all questions related to the working of the farm and then communicate their decisions to the other animals after

Question 42

Most important aspect of Animalism, according to Squealer's speech

Answer 42

iron discipline

Question 43

Animals sitting at the front of the raised platform during the Sunday morning meetings

Answer 43

Napoleon, Squealer and Minimus

Question 44

Throughout the spring and summer, they worked a ___________ week

Answer 44

sixty-hour

Question 45

Ther will be ___________ on Sundays + if you don't attend your _____________.

Answer 45

volunteer work, rations would be reduced by half