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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups supports General Franco?
(a) The Jewish rabbis.
(b) The British government.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The militia.

2. What is the name of the newspaper the Fascists drop?
(a) Heraldo de Catalon.
(b) Heraldo de Aragun.
(c) Independento.
(d) Ciao.

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

4. Why do people prefer the Popular Army to the militia?
(a) It has better weapons.
(b) It is structured.
(c) It has a goal.
(d) It has better living conditions.

5. What does Orwell say was being systematically destroyed in Catalonia?
(a) Museums.
(b) Government buildings.
(c) Cathredrals.
(d) Churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what kind of fighting do the militia units prove most effective?

2. Other than wine what other luxury do the soldiers have plenty of?

3. What do the Republicans do with the Fascists' unexploded bombs?

4. What does a Column mean?

5. What is the name of the army unit that arrives on the Aragon in June, 1937?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the front lines near Zaragoza.

2. How does the hot weather make life in the trenches intolerable again?

3. Describe the conditions of the trenches.

4. In what way do conditions become more tolerable in Chapter 8?

5. Why does Orwell enlist in the militia?

6. How do the attacks between the Fascists and the Republicans prove ineffectual in Chapter 6?

7. What power does Franco have?

8. How does Orwell's situation change at the beginning of Chapter 4?

9. Who is POUM?

10. What does Orwell observe as he travels through Spain?

(see the answer keys)

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