Animal Farm Chapter 2

1. The tenets of “Animalism” are most similar to:

A) capitalism
B) communism
C) totalitarianism
D) anarchy

2. Orwell’s description of Squealer being a “brilliant talker” who was “very persuasive” and could “turn black into white” reveals his ability to:

A) present a logical argument
B) tell a good story
C) manipulate others
D) maintain peace

3. Mollie’s question regarding wearing ribbons after the rebellion is met with a firm “No” from Snowball. Why is Mollie unable to understand that “liberty is worth more than ribbons”?

A) Mollie doubts the rebellion will benefit any of the animals and her questions are designed to slow the revolution’s progress
B) Mollie is treated well by Jones and stands to lose material possessions after the rebellion
C) Mollie is presented as a particularly unintelligent animal and understands little
D) Mollie is working with Moses to restore faith in the concept of Sugarcandy Mountain

4. The pigs have to “argue very hard to persuade [the animals] that there was no such place” as Sugarcandy Mountain because:

A) The pigs believe Moses is conspiring with the humans to quash an uprising
B) The pigs are threatened by the ideas associated with Sugarcandy Mountain
C) The animals’ belief in Sugarcandy Mountain hinders their trust in the pigs’ petition for rebellion
D) The animals’ belief in Sugarcandy Mountain will result in Moses being more popular than the pigs

5. Read the following quotation: “This was more than the hungry animals could bear. With one accord, though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they flung themselves upon their tormentors. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being butted and kicked from all sides.” Orwell’s use of the term “tormentors” in this context serves to:

A) encourage the reader to feel empathy for the animals
B) encourage the reader to feel empathy for the men
C) encourage the reader to believe that any human who starves an animal deserves to be tormented
D) encourage the reader to interpret the animals’ violence as justifiable

6. Read the following quotation: “The reins, the halters, the blinkers, the degrading nosebags, were thrown on to the rubbish fire which was burning in the yard. So were the whips. All the animals capered with joy when they saw the whips going up in flames.” The animals celebrate the destruction of these “degrading” items because:

A) The items are unnecessary now that the humans have been driven off the farm
B) The humans will be forced to regard the animals as equals
C) The humans will be unable to abuse the animals ever again now that the items have been destroyed
D) The items are used against them by humans to ensure their compliance and maintain their oppression

7. When Boxer learns that clothing symbolises human tyranny he fetches the “small straw hat, which he [wears] in summer to keep the flies out of his ears, and [flings] it onto the fire.” Orwell encourages a reader to be concerned by this action because:

A) Boxer is unable to articulate the reasons for shunning human clothing
B) Mollie does not burn her ribbons, which makes Boxer’s sacrifice unjust
C) Boxer will suffer unnecessarily as a result of complying with this over-simplified rule
D) Boxer does not understand the principle behind the rule

8. When the animals venture inside Jones’ farmhouse, they are frightened by the “unbelievable luxury… feather mattresses, the looking-glasses, the horsehair sofa”. Metaphorically, Orwell uses the opulence of Jones’ house to represent

A) the greed and class division associated with Communism
B) the greed and class division associated with Capitalism
C) the wealth that can be acquired through hard work
D) the wealth that can be acquired through living frugally

9. When the pigs reveal that “during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to Mr Jones’ children”, they demonstrate their ____________ nature.

A) duplicitous
B) benevolent
C) sensible
D) malicious

10. The final paragraph of chapter 2 details the pigs sending the animals to the field to harvest the hay while they seize the buckets of milk. Orwell includes this event so early in the text in order to:

A) reveal the pigs’ cheeky, mischievous natures that a reader will find increasingly humorous
B) reveal the pigs’ innate greed and dishonesty, and foreshadow this worsening throughout the novella
C) reveal the pigs’ greater requirement for food in order to fuel their brainwork
D) reveal the pigs’ benevolent natures, as they create a nutritious mash for all the animals to eat

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