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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lohne?
(a) A railway junction.
(b) Baumer's hometown.
(c) A library.
(d) The most dangerous area of the front.

2. Why does Kat think they are losing the war?
(a) They salute too well.
(b) The commanders are incompetent.
(c) They spend too much time sleeping.
(d) The British artillery is too accurate.

3. Why does the orderly glance at Kemmerich and then leave?
(a) He is checking up on him.
(b) He is waiting, and wants the bed.
(c) He is preparing to euthanize him.
(d) He is doing the rounds.

4. What does Kropp call the new reinforcements?
(a) Babies.
(b) Children.
(c) Infants.
(d) Newbies.

5. What personal problem does Tjaden have?
(a) He isn't very smart.
(b) He is an alcoholic.
(c) He is claustrophobic.
(d) He is a bed-wetter.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men were trained to be heroes as if they were...

2. What does an old buffer describe the men as?

3. What pattern is on the bedding in the men's barracks?

4. When Baumer and Kropp spilled raw sewage on Himmelstoss, what did he say it meant for them?

5. What was the name of the men's platoon leader during training?

(see the answer key)

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