1. Animal Farm
Chapter IV (4)

2. 1. What could the following aspects of Animal Farm represent in real life?
Pigeons: Secret agents, infiltrators, propogandists
The other farmers: other countries
Foxwood farm: England
Pinchfield: Germany

3. 2. How did the rest of the farmers react to what happened on Animal Farm?
They were frightened by the rebellion.
They were anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it.
They pretended to laugh about it.
They spread rumours about Animal Farm .

4. 3. What rumours were spread about Animal Farm and why were these rumours spread?
Animals are starving to death.
They torture each other.
They eat each other.
They have all their women in common.
They did not want their own animals to go over to Animalism

5. 4. How did the animals on the other farms react to the news?
Animals became rebellious.
Bulls turned savage.
Sheep broke hedges.
Cows kicked over the milk.
Horses threw their riders.

6. 5. Why was the song “Beasts of England”, banned?
It stirred rebellion in the animals.

7. The attack in October
In the early years the Bolshevik regime was attacked by and army still loyal to the dead Czar, the Japanese, Germany and America.
Thanks to Trotsky’s excellent strategies, the Bolshevik government survived.

8. 6. Who planned the defense of Animal Farm?
Snowball.

9. 7. Do you think Snowball told Jones to attack the farm?

10. 8. Does it look in anyway as if Snowball is actually collaborating with Jones?

11. 9. Why was Mollie not fighting?
She ran away after the first shot was fired.

12. Boxer kicked the stable lad.
10. Why did Snowball and Boxer receive the decorations of “Animal Hero, First Class”?
Boxer kicked the stable lad.
Snowball was wounded when he stormed Jones.

13. 11. Why is Napoleon not mentioned in this chapter?
He is not there

14. 12. What is the meaning of the word “posthumously”?
After death

15. First class, you have done something and is still alive and
13. What is the difference between a First Class Hero and a Second Class Hero?
First class, you have done something and is still alive and
Second class: In participating you were killed.

16. Anniversary of the Rebellion
14. Name the two Public Holidays the animals had and also say why they celebrated these public holidays.
Battle of the Cowshed
Anniversary of the Rebellion