Animal Farm
Chapters 6-10 Review
Question
Under Stalin, what were
people not given that
they were promised?
Land and Food
The government now
owned and distributed
everything.
Question
What were these large
state government farms
called?
Collectives
The government decided how
much food rations each person
got, and no one owned any
land for themselves.
Question
Some people rebelled by smashing their
farming equipment or slaughtering their
own livestock rather than handing them
over to the government.
What is this like in Animal Farm?
The Hens’ Rebellion
The hens were told to give up
their eggs so they could be
sold, and then the money
could be used to buy
“necessary items” for the
farm.
Question
Under Stalin, what
would happen to anyone
who was caught stealing
food?
Punishment by…
10 years of labor
Death
Question
Stalin refused to admit there were
problems in Russia
In fact, he tried to make other countries
believe that everything was wonderful in
the country
What is this like on Animal Farm?
Mr. Whymper being deceived
Napoleon ordered that the food bins be filled
with sand, and for them to be topped off with
what remained of the grain and meal, making
the appearance that they had a lot of food on
the farm.
In reality the animals on the farm were
starving, like the people in Russia were, too.
Question
What are the five year
plans, plans to increase
industry, compared to in
Animal Farm?
The Building of the Windmill
Once Napoleon got rid of
Snowball, he stole his ideas
and wanted the windmill to
make the farm more powerful
Propaganda
What kind of propaganda is this?
“Squealer, holding down a long strip of paper with his
trotter, would read out to them lists of figures that the
production of every class of foodstuff had increased
by two hundred percent, as the case might be.”
Transference or Numbers, Facts,
Statistics
Transfers the authority of the
figures and numbers;
convinces the animals that
they are prospering.
Question
When one five year plan failed
in Russia, Stalin created
another one in its place.
What is this like in Animal
Farm?
When the windmill got blown down
When the windmill got blown down
by the wind (not by Snowball, by the
way,) Napoleon made a new plan to
rebuild it, making it much stronger
than it was the first time; this is like
Stalin’s second 5 year plan
Question
In Russia, what was it called when
many Old Bolsheviks and senior
commanders of the Red Army were
put on trial for treason, or betraying
their own country?
Blood Purge Trials
Stalin knew he wanted to
convict them and pronounced
sentences for them even
before the trials began
Question
After the trials, what did
the people find out
about the confessions?
They were false
People admitted to these
acts because of pressure of
intense torture and
intimidation
Question
What is the parallel to the
Blood Purge Trials in
Animal Farm?
When the animals confess
to “crimes” and have their
throats ripped out by the
dogs
Question
Who is Mr. Frederick or
Pinchfield and Mr.
Pilkington of Foxwood in
Russian History?
Frederick is Hitler of
Germany
Pilkington is Churchill of
England
Question
Hitler and Stalin sign an
agreement not to attack
each other for 10 years.
What is this called?
Nazi- Soviet pact
They agreed to an alliance because Stalin
knew an attack was imminent and he needed
time to prepare and rebuild his army because
many of the commanding officers were either
killed or were in prisons from the Blood Purge
Trials
Question
How long did it take for
Germany to disregard the
non-aggression pact and
attack Russia?
2 years, not 10 as
promised
Question
What kind of propaganda is being used?
“For the time being, certainly, it had been
found necessary to make a readjustment of
rations (Squealer always spoke of it as a
“readjustment,” never as a ‘reduction’), …”
Euphemism
“readjustment” sounds
better than “reduction.”
Question
Why did Russia win
when they were clearly
losing?
The weather
There were freezing temperatures
and the Germans were not dressed
properly and their tanks fuel lines
became frozen, so they retreated
Question
The German Invasion of
Russia is similar to what
event in Animal Farm?
The Battle of the Windmill
Frederick attacks and
blows up the windmill
The enemy retreats after
the animals attack
Question
Why can neither the Battle
of the Windmill nor the
Russian win be considered
a real victory?
Everything they had was destroyed
Their land was destroyed,
just like the windmill
There was tremendous loss
of life in both
Question
Stalin renames the city of
Leningrad. He now calls it
Stalingrad.
What is this parallel to in
Animal Farm?
Napoleon Mill
Although the timing is a bit
different in Animal Farm,
Napoleon names the windmill
“Napoleon Mill” after himself as
well.
Question
After the attack on Russia by Germany, Stalin
decides to put many of his own people in labor
camps in Siberia because they were
“contaminated,” and no longer necessary.
What is this similar to in Animal Farm?
The death of Boxer
Since Boxer was reaching retirement age
and was really no longer useful,
Napoleon ordered for Boxer to be taken
to the hospital, which was in reality, the
knacker or horse slaughterer.
Why did he do it? He wanted to buy more
whiskey.
Question
Stalin becomes increasingly
paranoid and suspicious of
everyone. He secludes himself
from people.
What is this like in Animal Farm?
Napoleon secluding himself
Napoleon rarely makes any
appearances any more
He took his meals alone, and
others waited on him
Question
Squealer says that “Comrade Napoleon had
learned with the deepest distress and
misfortune…and was already making
arrangements to send Boxer to be treated in
the hospital at Willingdon.”
What is the type of propaganda that is being
used?
Bad Logic or Loaded words
Bad Logic- making it look like that Napoleon was very
upset, but in actuality, he was preparing to send him to
the knacker.
Loaded words- “deepest distress” and “misfortune”
Question
How is the commandment,
“No animal shall sleep in a
bed” altered?
“No animal shall sleep
in a bed with sheets.”
Question
How is the
commandment “No
animal shall drink
alcohol” altered?
“No animal shall drink
alcohol to excess.”
Question
How is the
commandment “No
animal shall kill another
animal” altered?
“No animal shall kill
another animal
without cause.”
Question
How is the commandment
“No animal shall wear
clothes” ignored?
The pigs wear green ribbons on their tails
Napoleon and the pigs wore Mr. Jones’ clothes
Question
How is the maxim
“Four legs good, two
legs bad” changed?
“Four legs good,
two legs better!”
Question
How is the
commandment
“Whatever goes upon
two legs is an enemy”
ignored?
Engaging in human relations
Trade
Meetings
Changing the name of the
farm back to Manor Farm
instead of Animal Farm
Question
All of the commandments are
eventually erased.
What is the new
commandment that remains?
“All animals are equal,
but some animals are
more equal than
others.”
Question
Mr. Pilkington and other
farmers visit Animal Farm.
What is this parallel in Russian
history?
The Tehran Conference
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met
to discuss Strategy against Germany
Although the discussions were
different in Animal Farm and Russian
history, there are similarities
Question
There are many allusions
to historical events
What were 2 of them?
Answers will vary
The Revolution of 1905- Bloody Sunday
The February and October Revolutions
The Civil War of 1918
The Nazi- Soviet Pact
The German Invasion of Russia
The Tehran Conference
These are all allusions in Animal Farm
Question
How is Animal Farm an
allegory, or a book that
can be read on more
than one level?
This book not only tells the story of
talking animals that overthrow a
farmer, but it is about the Russian
Revolution
Both kids and adults can understand
it