"Here Squealer's demeanour suddenly changed. He fell silent for a moment, and his little eyes darted suspicious glances from side to side before he proceeded." What causes Squealer to feel suspicious while speaking to the other animals?

He believes the other animals intend to harm him

He is aware that not all of the other animals believe his reports

He believes that one of the horses might usurp his position

He is concerned that his truthful account will deliberately be undermined by malicious lies from the others

Which of the following is NOT true of Mollie?

She enjoys the attentions of human beings

She prefers good food and comfort to suffering any discomfort for the animals' cause

She feels humiliated when humans dress her up with ribbons, although she tolerates this practice

She allows people to pet her and stroke her nose in return for sugar lumps

How do the humans show their enmity to Animal Farm?

Refusing to participate in any trade with the farm

Causing the collapse of the first windmill

Spreading lies about conditions on the farm and continuing to refer to it by its former name

Harbouring Snowball and encouraging his activities against the farm

What causes rebellion amongst the hens?

The agreement to trade their eggs for necessities for the farm

The sudden reduction in food rations

The sudden increase during the spring of the number of eggs to be traded

Clover occasionally asks Muriel to read out specific commandments that are written on the wall. Which of the following is true of her response to the altered commandments?

She is inclined to mistrust her memory, instead having faith in written words

She mistrusts the pigs and immediately recognises that the commandments have been altered through additions

She is a naturally suspicious and cynical character and these views are confirmed by the alterations

She is merely indulging her curiosity and thus feels satisfied after hearing the commandments read

Benjamin takes the long view, refusing to engage with debates or even to share his knowledge with the other animals. What finally prompts a change in his behaviour?

The first obvious lie from the pigs

The pigs' betrayal of his friend

The first time the pigs suffer from hangovers

The appearance of Squealer walking on two legs

What does Boxer see as his responsibility to the animals' revolution?

Literacy and holding the leaders to account

Fully supporting and repeating Squealer's propaganda

Intimidating human neighbours and enemies through violence

Which of the following does NOT contribute to Napoleon's rise to leadership?

Cooperation with neighbouring farmers

Which of the sheep's characteristics are used against the possibility of dissent amongst the animals?

Their tendency to act in a group

Their inability to master complex thoughts

Snowball paints the commandments on the wall, organises the animals into committees and creates plans for the windmill. He exercises leadership through which of the following?

Living in absolute equality with the other animals

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GCSE English Literature Animal Farm - Character Quiz

Are you studying Animal Farm by George Orwell in your GCSE English Literature lessons? If you need some valuable revision before the all-important exam, then y…

Written by Rebecca HughesReviewed by Dr. Emma ClarkeUpdated 17 Mar 2026

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Topic: Character

Questions: 10

Duration: 10 min

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Focus: developing Character arguments with text references, not plot retelling.

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