<p> Animal Farm Movie Questions </p><p>1. As you watch Animal Farm think about the purpose of each of the characters. Complete the chart below by noting details that describe each character or by listing key actions. </p><p>Animal Farm Character Russian Figure Characteristics/Actions/Purpose</p><p>Jones Czar Nicolas II</p><p>Old Major Marx/Lenin</p><p>Snowball Trotsky</p><p>Napoleon Stalin</p><p>Dogs KGB</p><p>Battle of the Cowshed Russian Civil War</p><p>Frederick Hitler</p><p>Animal Executions Stalin’s Purges</p><p>Battle of the Windmill WWII</p><p>Card Game Tehran Conference</p><p>Pilkington Britain</p><p>Squealer Propaganda Department of Lenin’s Government</p><p>Moses the Raven Religion</p><p>Boxer Proletariat Workers</p><p>Benjamin Cynics inside and outside Russia</p><p>2. What is your reaction to the animals’ revolution? Explain. ______</p><p>3. Do you sympathize with the animals’ complaints and goals? Why? Why not? ______</p><p>4. Describe how the rebellion takes place? How do the animals’ behaviour during the rebellion suggest human characteristics? ______</p><p>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? ______</p><p>6. What was your reaction to Snowball’s expulsion from Animal Farm? Explain. ______</p><p>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? ______</p><p>8. Why do the executions take place? What message do these events send to the animals about their role in a future society? ______</p><p>9. 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? ______</p><p>10. 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? ______</p><p>11. 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. ______</p><p>If you have missed any part of the movie, or you require more information, you can view the movie at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClaNnaMgbF0 . In addition, you may want to refer to the original text. You can view it online at http://www.pdftitles.com/book/991/animal-farm</p>