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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. Writers during the war chose to write about what as a popular topic?

2. What did the British commander think the 1916 battle against Germany would do?

3. What author does Fussell mention in representing the idea of crucifixion?

4. What was the last line of the trenches referred to as?

5. Before World War I, how many years had it been since Britian was engaged in a major war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to soldiers when they spend a lot of time in the trenches during war time?

2. Compare German trenches to British trenches.

3. What was the British Line?

4. What happened to the trenches when the wars ended?

5. How does George Sherston use the sky within his writings?

6. What is the myth of the ruined basilica with a statue of the Virgin and Child on top in Albert, France?

7. What three things happened in November 1918 when the Allies broke through the German lines with their counterattack?

8. Rumors of most wars concern deserters. What do these rumors say?

9. What is the title of the second volume of Sassoon's trilogy, and what is the second volume about?

10. What was the purpose of Siegfried Sassoon's trilogy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fussell writes about the dichotomy between soldiers and officers in the military. Does this dichotomy cause tension between the officers and soldiers? List any works and authors who speak of this dichotomy and what they say about the dichotomy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Frye's Theory of Modes. How many modes are there and what are they? Who are the characters and what are they doing? Why are the characters acting in the manner they are? What country does this work speak of and what foods are mentioned?

Essay Topic 3

"There were many rumors and myths surrounding the number three." Why were there many rumors and myths surrounding the number three? How does the number three occur in the methodology of the war? How did the military use of the number three feed many myths within literature? Give examples from Fussell's work.

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