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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Orwell describe as a tough looking youth of 26?
(a) A German soldier.
(b) An Italian millitiaman.
(c) A popular army member.
(d) A paratrooper.

4. What are officers regarded as in the militia?
(a) Comrades-in-arms.
(b) A necessary evil.
(c) God like.
(d) The first line of attack.

5. Which of the following flags do the Republicans fly?
(a) Fascist.
(b) Soviet.
(c) Loyalist.
(d) Monarchist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Orwell's patrols difficult?

2. Where does Orwell's POUM unit travel to from Sietamo?

3. What does a Column mean?

4. What is the name of the army unit that arrives on the Aragon in June, 1937?

5. What queue does Orwell describe as often hundreds of yards long?

(see the answer key)

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