Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn what an allegory is and explore how 'Animal Farm' is an example of an allegory. We will also learn about the Russian revolution and consider how it is connected to 'Animal Farm'.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What was George Orwell's original name?
Arthur Blair
Eric Arthur
Correct answer: Eric Arthur Blair
George Arthur Blair
Q2.
What is 'totalitarianism?'
Totalitarianism is a central system of government with more than one person in charge.
Totalitarianism is a central system of government with no-one in charge.
Correct answer: Totalitarianism is a central system of government with one person in charge.
Totalitarianism is a shared system of government where society are told what to do.
Q3.
What did Orwell hope to achieve with his writing? (There are 2 correct answers).
Correct answer: Orwell wanted to draw attention to leaders abusing their power.
Orwell wanted to entertain people and cheer them up.
Correct answer: Orwell wanted to fight injustice and inequality in society.
Orwell wanted to get rid of all leaders in the world.
Q4.
Complete the sentence: Orwell was fascinated by word leaders and how they got richer whilst poor people got...
angrier
less powerful
Correct answer: poorer
richer
Q5.
Who did Orwell study?
Orwell studied animals.
Orwell studied Indian people.
Orwell studied ordinary people.
Correct answer: Orwell studied the cruel leaders of Europe.

5 Questions

Q1.
What is an allegory?
An allegory is a hidden meaning in a story.
An allegory is a story with a moral.
An allegory is a symbol found in a poem or story.
Correct answer: An allegory is story, picture or poem which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
Q2.
In the 'Hare and the Tortoise' story, what does the race represent?
The race is just a race and does not represent anything.
The race represents arrogance.
Correct answer: The race represents life.
The race represents working hard.
Q3.
What is Animal Farm about on the surface?
Animal Farm is a story about a farmer who becomes too powerful.
Correct answer: Animal Farm is a story about a group of animals who start a rebellion.
Animal Farm is a story about a group of pigs who live on a farm.
Animal Farm is a story about Russia.
Q4.
Why is 'Animal Farm' an allegory?
Animal Farm is an allegory because it has a moral.
Animal Farm is an allegory because it represents rebellion.
Correct answer: Animal Farm is an allegory because it represents the events and people of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
Animal Farm is an allegory because the animals represent humans.
Q5.
In The Russian Revolution, a group of people rebelled against Tsar Nicolas II. What is the name for this group of people?
These people were called capitalists.
Correct answer: These people were called Communists.
These people were called farmers.
These people were called rebels.

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