View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whose political ideology did the POUM follow?
(a) Trotsky.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Stalin.

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

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

6. How has Barcelona now changed?
(a) It is non-revolutionary.
(b) It is occupied by the fascists.
(c) It is peaceful.
(d) It is more violent.

7. What do people start saying instead of Buenos dias?
(a) Ciao.
(b) Salud.
(c) Ahoi.
(d) Later.

8. How do the newspapers report the Fascist attack in Chapter 3?
(a) A funky mess.
(b) A genocide.
(c) A furious assault.
(d) A violent abuse of power.

9. Members of which army does Orwell say swagger around Barcelona?
(a) The Fascist Army.
(b) The German Army.
(c) The Popular Army.
(d) The Militia.

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

11. Where does the militia march to after getting armed?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Zaragoza.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Lisbon.

12. What language does Orwell say he speaks badly?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Italian.

13. Where is Orwell sent to at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Huesca.
(c) Zaragoza.
(d) Barcelona.

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

15. What is the terrain of no man's land?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Grassy.
(c) Rocky.
(d) Muddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the soldiers bathe?

2. What happens on April 25, 1937?

3. What are officers regarded as in the militia?

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

5. Who does Orwell say was in control of Catalonia when he arrived?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 355 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample