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Homage to Catalonia Quiz

George Orwell
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Homage to Catalonia Quiz

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1)

Where is the hospital Orwell is sent to? (from Chapter 5)

Madrid.
Barcelona.
Zaragoza.
Monflorite.
2)

Who raids Orwell's hospital room? (from Chapter 14)

The Civil Guards.
The police.
The Popular Army.
The Nazis.
3)

How do Orwell and his troops respond when the nationalists fire at them? (from Chapter 6)

Throw their grenades.
Surrender.
Run away.
Charge.
4)

What weapon are Orwell and his troops supplied with? (from Chapter 5)

Rifles.
Machine guns.
Mustard gas.
Hand grenades.
5)

Why does the hot weather prove problematic? (from Chapter 6)

It causes people to runaway.
People are too tired to fight.
It destroys equipment and clothes.
People struggle to breathe.
6)

What kind of enthusiasm does Orwell say is now flagging? (from Chapter 8)

Republican enthusiasm.
War enthuiasm.
Survival enthusiasm.
Revolutionary enthusiasm.
7)

In what country is Kopp considered a criminal? (from Chapter 14)

Spain.
Russia.
Germany.
Belguim.
8)

What does Orwell want to write? (from Chapter 14)

A book about Prison torture.
An anti-Fascist article.
A letter in defense of Kopp.
A letter in defense of Franco.
9)

What are the Popular Army officers armed with? (from Chapter 7)

Rifles.
Daggers.
Truncheons.
Pistols.
10)

How does Orwell try to kill the fleeing Fascist? (from Chapter 6)

By beating him around the head.
By throwing an axe at him.
By bayoneting him.
By shooting him.
11)

What neighborhoods did CNT-FAI and POUM hold? (from Chapter 11)

Jewish neighborhoods.
Upper class neighborhoods.
Student neighborhoods.
Working class neighborhoods.
12)

Which city in Spain do people say is still revolutionary? (from Chapter 8)

Madrid.
Zaragoza.
Barcelona.
Mallorca.
13)

Where do the soldiers bathe? (from Chapter 6)

The local baths.
The river.
The sea.
The lake.
14)

Who joins Orwell at the end of the chapter? (from Chapter 12)

His wife.
His son.
His mother.
His brother.
15)

What is the weather like as Orwell and his men leave to attack Fascist lines? (from Chapter 5)

Hailing.
Snowing.
Windy.
Rainy.
16)

What does Orwell say is scarce in Barcelona? (from Chapter 10)

Food.
Alcohol.
Cigarettes.
Water.
17)

Where is Orwell's wound examined for the first time? (from Chapter 12)

Tarragona.
Sietamo.
Lyrida.
Barbastro.
18)

Who ordered the attack on the telephone exchange? (from Chapter 9)

The Popular Army.
POUM.
The Civil Guards.
The government.
19)

Who does Orwell meet on his return to Barcelona? (from Chapter 13)

Cottman.
Kopp.
Williams.
Davis.
20)

Who does Orwell try to get released? (from Chapter 14)

McNair.
Kopp.
Nin.
Cottman.
21)

Members of which army does Orwell say swagger around Barcelona? (from Chapter 7)

The Fascist Army.
The German Army.
The Militia.
The Popular Army.
22)

Who does the PSUC intend to blame for all the trouble? (from Chapter 10)

POUM.
The Popular Army.
The Civil Guards.
CNT.
23)

What does Orwell say a fat man eats while children beg for bread? (from Chapter 8)

Fruit.
A duck.
A quail.
Caviar.
24)

What does Orwell say are the two main political groups in Spain? (from Chapter 10)

The Fascists and the Anarchists.
The Fascists and the Capitalists.
The Communists and the Anarchists.
The Communists and the Capitalists.
25)

Who leads Orwell against the the Fascist lines? (from Chapter 5)

Torre Fabian.
Jacques Wren.
Georges Kopp.
Horace Potts.
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