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Grades 9–10 · Literature

Literature quiz, Grades 9–10: George Orwell: Animal Farm

This quiz helps revise “George Orwell: Animal Farm” in Literature for grades 9–10. It has 25 questions in five categories: The Rebellion, The Pigs in Power, The Working Animals, Windmill and War, Themes and Allegory. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.

  • For ages 14–16
  • 25 questions · 5 categories

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Buzzo quiz: George Orwell: Animal Farm

A peek at the questions

The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.

The Rebellion

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which neglectful, drunken farmer is driven off the property when his hungry livestock revolt?

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    Which elderly prize boar gathers the animals in the barn to inspire them to overthrow human rule?

  3. 300

    Old Major teaches the…

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  4. 400

    How many fundamental commandments…

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  5. 500

    What two agricultural symbols…

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The Pigs in Power

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which fierce Berkshire boar gradually consolidates absolute authority and becomes dictator of the farm?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    Which persuasive, silver-tongued pig acts as the regime's mouthpiece, twisting words to justify every decree?

  3. 300

    The ruling boar takes…

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  4. 400

    What two luxury farm…

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  5. 500

    Which pig serves as…

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The Working Animals

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which devoted, extraordinarily strong cart-horse adopts the personal motto 'I will work harder'?

  2. 200

    Which vain white mare defects from the farm because she misses eating lumps of sugar and wearing ribbons?

  3. 300

    Which cynical, elderly donkey…

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  4. 400

    Which tame raven spreads…

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  5. 500

    Which literate white goat…

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Windmill and War

  1. 100Picture for the question

    The animals build a large windmill on the farm's highest knoll primarily to generate what source of power?

  2. 200

    Which ancient Roman general's campaigns are studied from an old book to plan the victorious Battle of the Cowshed?

  3. 300

    What severe weather phenomenon…

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  4. 400

    Neighbouring farmer Mr. Frederick…

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  5. 500

    During the Battle of…

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Themes and Allegory

  1. 100

    The novella is an allegorical satire based on the 1917 revolution and subsequent dictatorship in which country?

  2. 200

    At the end of the novel, the Seven Commandments are replaced by the paradox that all animals are equal, but some are what?

  3. 300

    The mass public executions…

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  4. 400

    Old Major's visionary political…

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  5. 500

    What ironic three-word subtitle…

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