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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orwell describe the Communists political maneuverings as?

2. What group has now been declared an illegal organization?

3. What country is Kopp from?

4. What does Orwell say a fat man eats while children beg for bread?

5. Which of the following is not Anarchist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is visiting Kopp dangerous?

2. How do the government troops defuse the situation in Barcelona?

3. What bad news do the POUM units hear in Chapter 12?

4. Why did the government say POUM was a Fascist subversive element?

5. Why is Kopp getting no help from the Belgian government?

6. What does the Republican government stand for?

7. How has Barcelona changed when Orwell returns?

8. Why does Orwell stop trying to help Kopp?

9. How do the POUM militiamen react to Orwell's presence at the prison?

10. How has Barcelona changed in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Orwell's opinion of Communists change during his time in Spain? How did Orwell express his dislike for Communism in his later years?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the propaganda Orwell describes in the book work so well? Would such propaganda have worked so well in other countries? How has propaganda advanced since the Spanish Civil War?

Essay Topic 3

What does the book express about oppression? In what way did the Communist oppressive methods backfire? Are there any elements of western society you would identify as oppressive?

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