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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of enthusiasm does Orwell say is now flagging?
(a) War enthuiasm.
(b) Revolutionary enthusiasm.
(c) Survival enthusiasm.
(d) Republican enthusiasm.

2. Which group in Barcelona does Orwell say can get almost anything?
(a) The government officials.
(b) The peasants.
(c) The rich.
(d) The military.

3. What celebration does Orwell say does not take place due to political tension?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Summer Soltice.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) May Day.

4. Who raids Orwell's hospital room?
(a) The Popular Army.
(b) The Nazis.
(c) The Civil Guards.
(d) The police.

5. What organization announces McNair's arrest while he is in France?
(a) A radio show.
(b) A poster.
(c) A news program.
(d) A newspaper.

6. Which group publicly distanced itself from The Friends of Durruti's poster?
(a) HRC.
(b) POUM.
(c) CNT.
(d) PSUC.

7. What is the name of the small political organization which publishes a radical leaflet calling for sustained revolution?
(a) Looting Goodness.
(b) Francophiles.
(c) The Friends of Durruti.
(d) The Enemies of Evil.

8. What does Orwell say the Popular Army is forcing people to do?
(a) Give up their possessions.
(b) Give up their houses.
(c) Join the military.
(d) Sell their children.

9. What political leader does Orwell want Spain to reject?
(a) Franco.
(b) Churchill.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Hitler.

10. Where will Orwell be fighting if he is transferred to the International Column?
(a) Zaragoza.
(b) Mallorca.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Madrid.

11. In what country is Kopp considered a criminal?
(a) Spain.
(b) Belguim.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

12. Who runs the Sanatorium Maurin?
(a) CNT.
(b) PNUC.
(c) FAI.
(d) POUM.

13. Which of Orwell's friends is also recovering at the Maurin?
(a) Kopp.
(b) Williams.
(c) Johns.
(d) Jacques.

14. Whose tactic does Orwell say disgusts him?
(a) The Capitalists.
(b) The governments.
(c) The Communists.
(d) The Fascists.

15. Where does Orwell have to stay to avoid the police?
(a) Trenches.
(b) Bomb shelters.
(c) Abandoned buildings.
(d) Hospitals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unit does Orwell want to be transferred to?

2. What does Orwell say is scarce in Barcelona?

3. In what month does fighting break out in Barcelona?

4. How does Orwell describe the atmosphere in Barcelona?

5. Why is Smilie arrested at the border?

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