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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Republicans do with the Fascists' unexploded bombs?

2. What kind of bird do the peasants like to hunt?

3. Why does most of the Fascists' ammunition stay unexploded?

4. What weapon are Orwell and his troops supplied with?

5. What does Orwell say the trenches stink of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does propaganda prove successful on both sides?

2. Who is POUM?

3. What is the Popular Army?

4. How do the militia and the Fascists fight each other in the trenches near Zaragoza?

5. How does Orwell's situation change at the beginning of Chapter 4?

6. In what way do conditions become more tolerable in Chapter 8?

7. How did the Italian militiaman influence Orwell?

8. What are Orwell's observations about Spanish culture in the opening chapter?

9. What is Orwell's experience of military hospitals in Chapter 6?

10. Describe the conditions in Huesca.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Anarchism and Communism. How did Anarchism and Communism evolve into important movements in Spain? What are the differences between the two schools of thought?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Orwell suggest warfare is mostly trivial? Why do people conduct war even though often nothing is happening?

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