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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unit does Orwell's English paper allow him to join?
(a) EGAL.
(b) POUM.
(c) SWAT.
(d) POPA.

2. What makes Orwell's patrols difficult?
(a) The steep terrain.
(b) The stormy weather.
(c) The muddy terrain.
(d) The overhead bombs.

3. What do the Republicans do with the Fascists' unexploded bombs?
(a) Use them for furniture.
(b) Throw them back.
(c) Use them to keep warm.
(d) Send them home.

4. Where was POUM based?
(a) Lyrida.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Zaragoza.
(d) Barcelona.

5. Why were the streets of Catalonia dimly lit at night?
(a) To stop foreigners coming in.
(b) To save energy.
(c) For fear of air raids.
(d) To stop people leaving their houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on top of each hilltop?

2. What does the militia attack in late March?

3. Whose political ideology did the POUM follow?

4. Who does the militia fight in Zaragoza?

5. What is the name of the area between the trenches?

(see the answer key)

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