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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cpl. Marchal serves with what military units?
(a) The Republican Guard engineering brigade.
(b) The Moroccan Division.
(c) The 5th and 6th battalions.
(d) The 154th rifles.

2. "Trench Tourists" refers to which of the following?
(a) Journalists.
(b) High command visiting the trenches.
(c) Soldiers on a short deployment.
(d) Rats.

3. What do the men concede with regards to the "shirkers"?
(a) It is a smart thing to do.
(b) They are necessary.
(c) They are unavoidable.
(d) Shirking is human nature.

4. In their deployment after Gauchin-l'Abbé, what is unusual about all the buildings and equipment?
(a) They are civilian-grade.
(b) They are camouflaged.
(c) They are modern.
(d) They are painted flat black.

5. How are Volpatte and Fouillade lost?
(a) They are separated during an attack.
(b) They are reassigned and then forgotten.
(c) They are captured, but manage to escape.
(d) They get drunk and wander off.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cocon, how many corps are present in the area of the railway depot?

2. Why does Tulacque believe that those who drive the artillery pieces to Verdun are not truly in the war?

3. How did Volpatte and Fouillade help Sgt. Sacerdote?

4. Chapter 7 begins with the squad waiting where as they prepare for redeployment?

5. When Cpl. Marchal and the narrator meet, they discuss which of the following happening to their mutual friends?

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