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Beasts of England

Quiz by Rebecca Jeffery-Jones

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  • Q1
    What song came to Old Major in his dream?
    Beasts of England
    Bread of the Baker
    Elves of Christmas
    Wombles of Wimbledon
    30s
  • Q2
    Which line in the song meant the animals would rule?
    Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown
    All must toil for freedom's sake
    Tidings of the golden future time
    Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime
    30s
  • Q3
    Who died (chapter 2)?
    Boxer
    Snowball
    Napoleon
    Old Major
    30s
  • Q4
    What did the animals secretly prepare for?
    Rebellion
    Eating
    Singing
    Harvest
    30s
  • Q5
    What was Napoleon like?
    "a brilliant talker"
    "not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way"
    "ravenous"
    "quicker in speech and more inventive"
    30s
  • Q6
    What was Snowball like?
    "he was a brilliant talker"
    "not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way"
    "quicker in speech and more inventive" than Napoleon
    "ravenous"
    30s
  • Q7
    What was Squealer like?
    "quicker in speech and more inventive" than Napoleon
    "not much of a talker but with a reputation for getting his own way"
    "ravenous"
    "He was a brilliant talker ... he could turn black to white"
    30s
  • Q8
    What did the three pigs turn Old Major's speech into?
    The system of thought they called Communism
    The system of thought they called Animalism
    A time capsule
    A play
    30s
  • Q9
    What were Mollie's ribbons, according to Snowball?
    well deserved
    the best he had seen
    the badge of slavery
    examples of fine workmanship
    30s
  • Q10
    What were Boxer and Clover like?
    "These two had great difficulty in thinking anything out for themselves."
    "These two were more manipulative than the pigs."
    "These two liked hay."
    "These two had great passion for working in the fields."
    30s
  • Q11
    Why did the farm become rundown?
    Mrs Jones spent all the money on hats.
    Mr Jones had become drunk often after he lost a lawsuit and "his men were idle and dishonest".
    Mr Jones was so drunk that he forgot he had a farm.
    Mr Jones had won a million dollars and "his men were good at managing money".
    30s
  • Q12
    Why did the cows break into the storeshed?
    The animals had not see inside.
    The animals had not been fed for two days.
    The animals were secretly pirates.
    The animals were simply badly behaved.
    30s
  • Q13
    When Mr Jones and his men tried to control the animals with whips, what happened?
    The animals ran away.
    The animals sat down and refused to get up.
    The animals spat on the men.
    The animals attacked the men.
    30s
  • Q14
    Why did the men run away?
    "This sudden uprising of animals, whom they were used to singing to sweetly, confused them"
    "The animals suddenly broke into song and terrified them"
    "This sudden uprising of animals, whom they were used to thrashing and mistreating just as they chose, frightened them"
    "The animals held up a sign at the farm gate which said, 'Free Beer'"
    30s
  • Q15
    What did the animals do with items used to control them?
    They flung them down the well or burned them on the rubbish fire.
    They sold them at the farm gate to get money for food.
    They flung them into outer space using the windmill.
    They built a memorial out of them.
    30s

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