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Animal Farm Movie Questions 1. As you watch Animal Farm think about the purpose of each of the characters. Complete the chart by noting details that describe each character or by listing key actions. Character Old Major Characteristics/ Actions / Purpose Starts the revolution, inspires hope for change 2. What is your reaction to the animals’ revolution? Explain. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Do you sympathize with the animals’ complaints and goals? Why? Why not? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe how the rebellion takes place? How does the animals’ behaviour during the rebellion suggest human characteristics? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5. How do the pigs gain the rights to the cows’ milk? Why do the other animals allow this? What does this event suggest about power hierarchy on the farm? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 6. What was your reaction to Snowball’s expulsion from Animal Farm? Explain. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 7. Identify three ways that Napoleon tries to solidify his leadership position on the farm. How does the process of decision making on the farm change under Napoleon’s leadership? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why do the executions take place? What message do these events send to the animals about their role in a future society? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 9. How does the film compare Animal Farm under Napoleon’s leadership, to its exploited state under Farmer Jones’s rules? What attitudes about totalitarian government do you think the film conveys? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 10. Do you think it’s fair that those who are more educated or more skilled ---like the pigs in Animal Farm have more influence on the decision making? Who makes the decisions in your family, community and nation? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 11. In the film the pigs begin to walk on two legs. In your opinion is this evolution a sign of progress? Explain. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 12. By the end of the film it can be suggested that the pigs and human political leaders are interchangeable. How might power change those who have it? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 13. In your opinion are the pigs in Animal Farm more intelligent than all the other animals? What qualities enabled them to lead the others? Provide examples that support your answer. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________