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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will discover how Napoleon gets rid of Snowball and how this reflects events in the Russian Revolution.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What was Leon Trotsky known for? (Select 2 options)
His family
Correct answer: His intelligence
Correct answer: His organisation skills
His violence
Q2.
What words can we use to describe Joseph Stalin? (Select 2 answers)
Correct answer: A dictator
A generous leader
A kind leader
Correct answer: A tyrant
Q3.
Which animal gained the most support when giving speeches?
Boxer
Napoleon
Correct answer: Snowball
Squealer
Q4.
Who used to interrupt Snowball's speeches?
Boxer
Napoleon
Squealer
Correct answer: The sheep
Q5.
What was the major thing Snowball and Napoleon disagreed on?
Defence of the farm
Correct answer: The windmill
Whether to educate the animals
Who should be in charge

5 Questions

Q1.
What was the Great Purge also known as?
The Great Dissent
The Great Expulsion
The Great Scare
Correct answer: The Great Terror
Q2.
Who led the Great Purge?
Lenin
Napoleon
Correct answer: Stalin
Trotsky
Q3.
What happens to Snowball?
Snowball gets the support of all the animals.
Snowball is asked to leave the farm.
Correct answer: Snowball is chased from the farm by the dogs.
Snowball runs away.
Q4.
Who instructed the dogs to chase Snowball?
Boxer
Correct answer: Napoleon
No-one; they decided to chase him by themselves.
Squealer
Q5.
Who does Napoleon represent in the allegory of the Russian Revolution?
Correct answer: Stalin
The Communists
Trotsky
Tsar Nicolas II