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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orwell say the trenches stink of?
(a) Cigar smoke.
(b) Working men.
(c) Human excrement.
(d) Dead bodies.

2. Onto what kind of animal do the soldiers pack the water?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Mules.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Horses.

3. What queue does Orwell describe as often hundreds of yards long?
(a) The bread queue.
(b) The meat queue.
(c) The sweet queue.
(d) The cigarette queue.

4. What does Orwell ideally want to fight against?
(a) Communism.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Racism.

5. To what rank does the militia promote Orwell?
(a) Popular.
(b) Gener.
(c) Cabo.
(d) Rabo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Orwell's patrols difficult?

2. What confuses Orwell about the Spanish language in Barcelona?

3. What two languages does Orwell speak fluently?

4. What is the terrain of no man's land?

5. Who does Orwell describe as a tough looking youth of 26?

(see the answer key)

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