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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does most of the Fascists' ammunition stay unexploded?
(a) It is too old.
(b) It is badly made.
(c) It is not thrown with enough force.
(d) It is too cold.

2. What are the Popular Army officers armed with?
(a) Truncheons.
(b) Daggers.
(c) Pistols.
(d) Rifles.

3. What is the name of the small political organization which publishes a radical leaflet calling for sustained revolution?
(a) Francophiles.
(b) The Friends of Durruti.
(c) Looting Goodness.
(d) The Enemies of Evil.

4. What city do the anarchists attack in June?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Huesca.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Zaragoza.

5. What does the Spanish government take over in May?
(a) The post office.
(b) The telephone exchange.
(c) The central police barracks.
(d) The military barracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the leader of the nationalists?

2. What form of transport does Orwell take to Lyrida?

3. What happens on April 25, 1937?

4. What does Orwell say he has been isolated from for 115 days?

5. Where does Orwell's unit march to?

(see the answer key)

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