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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the pre-war class system the most pronounced?
(a) Germany.
(b) United States.
(c) France.
(d) Britain.

2. What author does Fussell mention in representing the idea of crucifixion?
(a) Wilfred Owen.
(b) Sigfried Sassoon.
(c) Robert Nichol.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. What are some different types of trenches called?
(a) Saps
(b) Communication trenches.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Firing trenches.

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

5. What style does Fussell show as being the direst way of saying what transpired, instead of using symbols or allusion?
(a) Ethical.
(b) Unethical.
(c) No answers are correct.
(d) Antithetical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number played prominently in the methodology of the war?

2. What trench type was four to six feet wide and six to eight feet deep?

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

4. Some rumors fed many _____.

5. Who does Fussell mention is a very popular author of the time?

(see the answer key)

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