Animal Farm - a Banned Book

Why did British publishers initially reject George Orwell's book Animal Farm?

• They thought publishing a novel during war was distasteful.

• They did not like the plot of the novel and Orwell refused to change it.

• The critique of Stalin would not be received well.

• They did not agree with the critique of communism that the novel espoused.

Vladimir Lenin's main message to the Russian people in 1917 was

• win the Russian Revolution at any cost

• do away with Karl Marx

• take back their country

• everyone should be equal & to rise up against the monarchy and take control

Joseph Stalin gained control over the Russian people by

• using terrorist tactics & police brutality

• stealing their votes

• making them believe in his ideas

• exiling Leon Trotsky

George Orwell was not allowed to criticize his own government, nor the Soviet Union's.

• True

• False

In 2002, Animal Farm was placed on the UAE's banned list because it contains imagery against Islamic values.

• True

• False

When publishers were hesitant to publish Animal Farm George Orwell accused them of _____.

• being sympathetic to Stalin

• censorship

• wanting to please the Ministry of Information

• being too politically correct

In what three countries was Animal Farm immediately banned?

• The Soviet Union, China, and England

• The Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States

• The United States, England, and Cuba

• The Soviet Union, China, and Cuba

What is the main theme of George Orwell's Animal Farm?

• too much power can lead to corruption

• people should work together in government

• people should rise against their rulers

• there should be a natural order to leaders

Animal Farm is an allegory of what historic event?

• The development of the Communist Party

• The Spanish American War

• World War II

• The Russian Revolution of 1917

A story in which characters and situations represent other characters and situations is known a/an _____.

• personification

• allegory

• metaphor

• illustration