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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of bird do the peasants like to hunt?
(a) Crows.
(b) Quails.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Geese.

2. What kind of drink do the soldiers have plenty of?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Beer.

3. What does Orwell use to make a makeshift wall?
(a) Mud.
(b) Sandbags.
(c) Boxes of ammunition.
(d) Unexploded bombs.

4. What kind of rifle does Orwell receive?
(a) A German Mauser.
(b) An AK-47.
(c) A Dutch Yoodle.
(d) An English marksman.

5. How does Orwell try to kill the fleeing Fascist?
(a) By shooting him.
(b) By throwing an axe at him.
(c) By bayoneting him.
(d) By beating him around the head.

6. What do the soldiers think caused the downfall of Mblaga?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Treachery.
(c) Death.
(d) Propaganda.

7. What color did the Anarchists paint the trams and taxis?
(a) Orange and white.
(b) Green and yellow.
(c) Red and black.
(d) Red and white.

8. Where does the POUM travel to from Barbastro?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Alcubierre.
(c) Sietamo.
(d) Zaragoza.

9. What duty are the soldiers on the hilltop assigned?
(a) Drinks duty.
(b) Cooking duty.
(c) Propaganda duty.
(d) Gunner duty.

10. In what part of Spain is Mblaga located?
(a) Western Spain.
(b) Central Spain.
(c) Northern Spain.
(d) Southern Spain.

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

12. Which military group in Spain did Stalin suppress?
(a) POUM.
(b) FAI.
(c) CNC.
(d) JOUPE.

13. Why does the hot weather prove problematic?
(a) People are too tired to fight.
(b) It destroys equipment and clothes.
(c) People struggle to breathe.
(d) It causes people to runaway.

14. Who heads the national Spanish government?
(a) Carlos Torres Alonso.
(b) Jose Rocca Payno.
(c) Francisco Largo Caballero.
(d) Seve Cristanio Jambini.

15. What two languages can Kopp speak?
(a) Spanish and German.
(b) English and French.
(c) Italian and French.
(d) Spanish and English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Members of which army does Orwell say swagger around Barcelona?

2. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack in Chapter 3?

3. Who leads Orwell against the the Fascist lines?

4. Where do the Fascists mount a counter attack from?

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

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