Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Animal Farm? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Napoleon's rise to power happens after the revolution. What does he symbolize?
Democratic reform
Napoleon Dynamite
A fat pig, or Trotsky
Continued and worsening corruption, or Stalin
Q. What do the nine dogs symbolize? (Think about Stalin's reign.)
The hounds of hell unleashed on the world
Secret police that allow someone to stay in power
Loyalty and devotion to a leader
Loyalty and devotion to an idea
Q. Boxer symbolizes what in Stalin's Russia?
The big, strong (but not too smart) police force
The proletariat (or urban workers)
The respected man
The tsar
Q. When considering how Mr. Jones is turned out, what does he symbolize in this novel?
Inept leadership
Corrupt power
Cruelty
Everyman—with a name like Jones, he really could be any guy on the farm
Q. What is Squealer responsible for?
Mucking out the stalls
Talking up Mr. Jones and making him look good
Making propaganda
Keeping the dogs in line