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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. Which group publicly distanced itself from The Friends of Durruti's poster?

2. What group controls Hotel Falcon?

3. What does Orwell say has ended in defeat?

4. From what disease is Cottman suffering?

5. Who runs the Sanatorium Maurin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are snipers a problem in Chapter 12?

2. What is the Sanatorium Maurin?

3. What are the rumors surrounding the attack on the telephone exchange?

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

5. How does Orwell get his wound examined?

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

7. What act of bravery does Kopp perform in Chapter 10?

8. What does the Republican government stand for?

9. What does Franco stand for?

10. What trouble is brewing in Barcelona?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What impact did the Spanish Civil War have on the world politics in the 1930s? Why were British people such as Orwell independently involved in the fighting? What happened to Spain after the Civil War?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Orwell become disillusioned with Communism? What was Orwell's view of Communism before he fought for POUM?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following political ideologies and discuss how you think Spain would have evolved if had followed that ideology from the Thirties until now.

1. Anarchism.

2. Fascism.

3. Communism.

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