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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the third volume of the trilogy, where is Sherston?
(a) Psychiatric hospital.
(b) Front line of the trenches.
(c) A London pub.
(d) Hospital.

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

3. Writers during the war chose to write about what as a popular topic?
(a) Sky and sunset.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Peace time.
(d) Weapons.

4. According to Fussell, what has been affected by time and war?
(a) Peace.
(b) Literature.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Language.

5. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, when being sent to France, feels how?
(a) Confused.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Cheerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the German trenches in contrast to the British trenches?

2. What color are the Germans usually described in by soldiers who spent long periods of time in the trenches?

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

4. In his writing, Hardy captures the fact he could hear _____ across the Channel?

5. What is the title of the second part of the trilogy?

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