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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about executions and see how Napoleon uses executions to prevent disagreement and control the other animals. We will then consider whether Napoleon is a tyrant and cruel dictator.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What happens to the windmill?
Napoleon tells the animals to stop building the windmill.
The animals destroy the windmill.
The farmers come and destroy the windmill.
Q2.
Who does Squealer say Snowball is working with?
Farmer Jones
Napoleon
Pilkington
Q3.
Who tells Squealer he doesn't believe what they are being told?
Clover
Muriel
The sheep
Q4.
Why does Squealer use collective pronouns?
To make the animals angry at Snowball.
To make the animals feel sympathy for Snowball.
To persuade the animals that what he is saying is true.
Q5.
What false memory does Squealer give to the animals?
Boxer being a coward in battle.
Snowball attacking Napoleon.
Snowball writing documents.
5 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following is a correct definition of execution?
When someone is killed by accident.
When someone is murdered.
When someone is sent away from where they live.
Q2.
What do the hens do to show they are rebelling?
Spread nasty rumours about Napoleon.
Start to break all of the commandments.
They hid their eggs and refused to say where they were.
Q3.
What did Napoleon tell the animals had happened to the hens?
Napoleon denied anything had happened to them.
Napoleon said he had executed them.
Napoleon said they had been taken by Snowball.
Q4.
Which animals carry out the executions?
The hens
The pigs
The sheep
Q5.
How do the animals react to the executions? (2 correct answers)
The animals are angry.
The animals think the executions were necessary.