Here are some quizzes on Animal Farm which can be given after each chapter the student has read, or at the end of the book. These questions are given to see how well the student understood the book and how well they can remember key items and or characters in the book! The tests can range in a variety, from multiple choice to long or short answer questions.

1. Why did George Orwell write Animal Farm?

2. Animal Farm is considered an allegory or a fable. Why?
3. If Major had lived, what type of leader would he have been? Would he have been more like Snowball or Napoleon? Explain why.
4. What is the difference between Snowball and Napoleon’s leadership styles and intentions? Who would you say seems to be more of a benevolent dictator, Snowball or Napoleon? Why?
5. What is animalism? What is the maxim of animalism?
6. When the animals are voting for Snowball or Napoleon, what happens?

1. Which group of animals is considered the ruling class and why?

2. Explain Squealer’s role. Give two examples of what he does to fulfill his role.
3. What happened to Mollie? With whom was she spending time?
4. What happens to animals that confess knowing anything about Snowball?
5. What is ironic about the massacre or slaughterhouse that occurs on Animal Farm?
6. How do Clover and other animals respond to the massacre?
7. What is the purpose of Minimus’ writing?
8. Where is his poem inscribed and what is next to it?