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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Troglodyte World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Fussell refer to as the master of spiritual irony?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Sir Douglas Haig.
(c) George Sherston.
(d) General Sir George Plumer.

2. Before World War I, how many years had it been since Britian was engaged in a major war?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) One hundred fifty years.
(c) One hundred years.
(d) Two hundred years.

3. Fussell begins by quoting a poem by whom?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Laurence Binyon.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) George Sherston.

4. At the beginning of World War I, who was the British commander?
(a) Sir Douglas Haig.
(b) George Sherston.
(c) General Sir George Plumer.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

5. By mid-December 1914, British troops had been fighting on the Continent for how long?
(a) Over three months.
(b) Over nine months.
(c) Over five months.
(d) Over seven months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men lost their lives in World War I?

2. Some German trenches included what special features?

3. Where were there trenches buried underground for about four hundred miles?

4. In total, about how many miles of trenches were built around an area and used around the winter of 1914?

5. What did men use to see out of the trenches?

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