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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Orwell say the trenches stink of?
(a) Cigar smoke.
(b) Human excrement.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Working men.

5. What does a Column mean?
(a) An enemy line.
(b) An article in a newspaper.
(c) A large number of soldiers.
(d) An Arsenal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Onto what kind of animal do the soldiers pack the water?

2. What kind of rifle does Orwell receive?

3. What two languages does Orwell speak fluently?

4. Whose political ideology did the POUM follow?

5. What unit does Orwell's English paper allow him to join?

(see the answer key)

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