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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. A rumor was that Germany had someone in the trenches prior to wartime. Who was it?
2. What was the last line of the trenches referred to as?
3. What services continued during the war to make the soldiers feel very close to home?
4. What country's submarines were active in the Atlantic and ultimately brought America into World War I?
5. What trench type was four to six feet wide and six to eight feet deep?
Short Essay Questions
1. What types of rumors and myths surrounded the number three?
2. Explain some of the rumors about farmers during wartime.
3. How is the literature presented to illustrate the dichotomy between the officers and the soldiers?
4. What was the paradox for many soldiers fighting in World War II?
5. Fussell uses a variety of works by Sigfried Sassoon that he discusses in the book. What is the title of the first volume of Sassoon's trilogy, and what is the first volume about?
6. What was the difference between British commanders General Sir George Plumer and Sir Douglas Haig?
7. Name some assumptions made by the British on entering the war?
8. What is the myth of the ruined basilica with a statue of the Virgin and Child on top in Albert, France?
9. Fussell shows an example of a soldier from a book by Stuart Cloete. In Cloete's book, How Young They Died, how does the soldier view time?
10. Compare German trenches to British trenches.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fussell says "the Great War was the most hideous and the most ironic." Give specific examples from the story on how Fussell, either by himself or through the use of other author's examples, shows how the Great War was full of irony.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout Fussel's writings, he shows the harshness of war. What are some of the factors that makes war harsh? Do the harsh factors affect just the military, or does it affect civilians as well? Be specific and give examples from the writing.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how Fussell describes homosexuals as portrayed in literature. Include references to the specific authors and works Fussell mentions, and explain how this all connects to wartime.
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