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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 country supplies arms to the Republicans?
(a) Italy.
(b) USSR.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

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

3. What makes Orwell's patrols difficult?
(a) The stormy weather.
(b) The steep terrain.
(c) The overhead bombs.
(d) The muddy terrain.

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

5. Who leads Orwell against the the Fascist lines?
(a) Horace Potts.
(b) Jacques Wren.
(c) Torre Fabian.
(d) Georges Kopp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of transport does Orwell's unit take to Barbastro?

2. What happens on April 25, 1937?

3. Which of the following flags do the Nationalists fly?

4. Which of the following is not a Spanish political party?

5. What is the name of the newspaper the Fascists drop?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does propaganda prove successful on both sides?

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

3. Who is POUM?

4. What power does Franco have?

5. Who is the PSUC?

6. What does Orwell do once he reaches his trench?

7. How do the militia and the Fascists fight each other in the trenches near Zaragoza?

8. What flags do the different sides fly?

9. Describe the front lines near Zaragoza.

10. Describe the conditions of the trenches.

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