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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orwell say he originally came to Spain to do?
(a) Travel around the country.
(b) Write a book.
(c) Write newspaper articles.
(d) Protest against war.

2. At what kind of fighting do the militia units prove most effective?
(a) Offensive.
(b) Operative.
(c) Defensive.
(d) Trench.

3. What does Orwell say the Anarchists scrawled in every wall in Catalonia?
(a) A hammer and sickle.
(b) A swasticker.
(c) A Spanish flag.
(d) A British flag.

4. What is the name of the army unit that arrives on the Aragon in June, 1937?
(a) The Red Army.
(b) The Popular Army.
(c) The POUM Army.
(d) The Militia Army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the hospital Orwell is sent to?

2. What war are the front lines in Zaragoza reminiscent of?

3. In what part of Spain is Mblaga located?

4. Which country supplies arms to the Republicans?

5. What does a Column mean?

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