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Farmyard Talks and Tactics

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Farmyard Talks and Tactics game quiz
"A quiz about dialogue and tactics used in George Orwell's "Animal Farm". Enjoy!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Many years ago, American rhetoric Martin Luther King, Jr made his famous 'I have a dream' speech.
Which farmyard animal also claimed to have had a dream before the rebellion started?
    Squealer
    Napolean
    Snowball
    Old Major


2. Old Major was quite a character before his death. Which of the following facts about Old Major is INCORRECT?
    He had over 400 children
    Though he was called Old Major, his name was displayed as Willingdon Beauty
    He was a 12 year old majestic looking Middle White boar
    He had a horrible death


3. After three months of studies in reading and writing, the pigs were able to reduce what they called "The Principles of Animalism" to seven commandments.
Which of the following was NOT one of the ORIGINAL seven commandments?
    No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets
    No animal shall drink alcohol
    No animal shall wear clothes
    No animal shall kill another animal


4. Initially, sharing the principles of Animalism was met with some resistance. Here's a dialogue between two animals:
Animal #1: "Shall I still be allowed to wear ribbons in my mane?"
Animal #2: "Comrade, those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery."
Which two animals are having this dialogue?
    Mollie and Snowball
    Mollie and Napoleon
    Muriel and Napoleon
    Clover and Snowball


5. While some of the animals were hard working, a few were lazy. Well seated among the latter group was Moses, the tame raven. Moses informed the animals that there was a special place called 'Sugar Candy Mountain' where animals go when they die.
The following statements about Sugar Candy Mountain are true EXCEPT:
    It was situated here on Earth, only a few miles from animal farm
    Clover was in season all year
    On Sugar Candy Mountain, it was Sunday seven days a week
    Lumps of sugar and linseed cake grew on the hedges


6. The tactic of one particular animal was to disappear for hours when there was work to be done and reappear at meal times. Which of these animals did this?
    Mollie
    The cat
    Boxer
    Snowball


7. One animal remained unchanged by the rebellion. While he didn't shirk from work as the custom of some was, he never volunteered to do anything extra. He was the oldest animal on the farm. Which animal was this?
    Boxer
    Benjamin
    Squealer
    Napoleon


8. Snowball organized the animals into several committees. Which of the following was not one of these committees?
    The Wild Comrades' Re-education Committee
    The Egg Production Committee
    The Homeless Comrades Committee
    The Clean Tails League


9. In addition to forming committees for the smooth running of the operations on the farm, there was also a drive to promote literacy.
Which animal refused to learn more than the letters that spelt her name?
    Clover
    Muriel
    Jessie
    Mollie


10. The less literate animals on the farm couldn't recall more than the letter A in the alphabet, let alone remember the seven commandments. Snowball taught them a maxim which he claimed embodied the seven commandments. What was it?
    Two legs good, four legs bad
    Two legs enemies, four legs friend
    Four legs good, two legs better
    Four legs good, two legs bad


11. Who was responsible for spreading rumors that the animals on Animal Farm were rapidly starving to death, practicing cannibalism and torturing each other with red-hot horseshoes?
    Mr Jones' men
    Whymper
    Frederick and Pilkington
    Mr Jones


12. The pigs kept the cow's milk and apples for themselves instead of sharing equally. This blatant disregard for equality caused some murmuring. Which pig started his address to the murmurers with these words?
"Comrades!, you don't imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples...."
    Squealer
    Napoleon
    Snowball
    None of the above


13. During Napoleon's rule, he decided that the hens' eggs had to be sold to pay for grain and meal. The hens staged a rebellion. What did they do to prevent the marketing of their eggs?
    Secretly gave their eggs to the dogs in exchange for protection from Napoleons' wrath
    Flew up in the rafters and laid their eggs there so that they smashed on the ground
    They burried their eggs in the sand
    They simply refused to lay any eggs for five straight days


14. Mr. Jones and others attempted to re-claim the farm but the animals fought bravely and prevailed. All of the humans fled, save one which was left lying face down in the mud. Which animals are having this dialogue about the lad?
Animal #1: "He's dead, I had no intention of doing that...who would believe that I did not do this on purpose?"
Animal #2: "No sentimentality, comrade! War is war, The only good human being is a dead one."
    Benjamin and Napoleon
    Boxer and Napoleon
    Boxer and Snowball
    Benjamin and Snowball


15. There came a time when food was indeed scarce on the farm. The animals didn't want this information to become public. Whom did they use to convey to the outside world that there was enough food on the farm?
    Answer: (one name with 7 letters)


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