Q.1
"Napoleon ended his speech with his usual cry of 'Long live Animal Farm!' and after the singing of 'Beasts of England' the animals were dismissed." What is implied by the use of the word "dismissed"?
  • It hints that the animals are becoming bored with singing "Beasts of England"
  • It hints that "Beasts of England" might be replaced by another anthem
  • It reminds the reader of the order and discipline which make the farm successful
  • It highlights the fact that the animals are no longer equal
Q.2
"Then Napoleon stood up to reply. He said very quietly that the windmill was nonsense and that he advised nobody to vote for it, and promptly sat down again; he had spoken for barely thirty seconds, and seemed almost indifferent to the effect he produced." Considering the imminent appearance of Napoleon's private security force, the dogs, what is the effect of the description of him speaking "very quietly"?
  • The phrase shows Napoleon to be gentle and kindly
  • The phrase shows Napoleon's actions to be shockingly at odds with his outward manner
  • The phrase is consistent with Napoleon's belief in consensus
  • The phrase demonstrates that Napoleon is defeated and depressed
Q.3
"On Sunday mornings Squealer, holding down a long strip of paper with his trotter, would read out to them lists of figures proving that the production of every class of foodstuff had increased by two hundred per cent, three hundred percent, or five hundred per cent, as the case might be. The animals saw no reason to disbelieve him, especially since they could no longer remember very clearly what conditions had been like before the Rebellion." Which phrase implies that the animals are suspicious of Squealer?
  • "As the case might be"
  • "The animals saw no reason to disbelieve him"
  • "They could no longer remember very clearly"
  • All of the above
Q.4
"Curiously enough, Clover had not remembered that the Fourth Commandment mentioned sheets; but as it was there on the wall, it must have done so. And Squealer, who happened to be passing at this moment, attended by two or three dogs, was able to put the whole matter in its proper perspective." Which of the following phrases does NOT appear as reassuring?
  • "Happened to be passing"
  • "Attended by two or three dogs"
  • "Whole matter"
  • "Proper perspective"
Q.5
"Hitherto the animals had had little or no contact with Whymper on his weekly visits: now, however, a few selected animals, mostly sheep, were instructed to remark casually in his hearing that rations had been increased." The phrase "instructed to remark casually" is an example of which of the following?
  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Juxtaposition
  • Assonance
Q.6
"The stupidest questions of all were asked by Mollie, the white mare." In using the word "stupidest", the narrator speaks from whose viewpoint?
  • Mollie's
  • The sheep only
  • The consensus of pro-rebellion animals
  • George Orwell's own viewpoint
Q.7
"Yes, it was theirs — everything that they could see was theirs! In the ecstasy of that thought they gamboled round and round, they hurled themselves into the air in great leaps of excitement. They rolled in the dew, they cropped mouthfuls of the sweet summer grass, they kicked up clods of the black earth and snuffed its rich scent." Which words convey the animals' sense of ecstasy and excitement here?
  • Thought, air, leaps, dew, grass, clods, earth, scent
  • Great, sweet, summer, black, rich
  • Gambolled, hurled, rolled, kicked, snuffed
  • Everything, theirs, round, mouthfuls, up
Q.8
"If they went hungry, it was not from feeding tyrannical human beings; if they worked hard, at least they worked for themselves." How could the tone of this sentence best be described?
  • Optimistic
  • Bitter
  • As one of weary resignation
  • Rebellious
Q.9
"They listened in astonishment while Snowball conjured up pictures of fantastic machines which would do their work for them while they grazed at their ease in the fields or improved their minds with reading and conversation." What effect does the use of the word "conjure" have here?
  • It makes the idea of such labour-saving machines seem like illusions
  • It implies that Snowball might be like a magician misleading an audience
  • It reminds the audience of the powerful effect of Snowball's words
  • All of the above
Q.10
"Clover's old dim eyes flitted from one face to another. Some of them had five chins, some had four, some had three. But what was it that seemed to be melting and changing?" Why is the number of chins significant here?
  • The men and pigs are growing extra chins while the other animals watch
  • The multiple chins represent greed
  • The multiple chins represent deceitfulness
  • The number of chins represents differences in respectability
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