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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men were wounded by friendly fire in the first night at the front?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Several.
(d) A dozen.

2. How many reinforcements does the company need?
(a) Dozens.
(b) More than the Kaiser can supply.
(c) At least eighty.
(d) Over a hundred.

3. What do the men wrap Himmelstoss in when they beat him?
(a) Wire bedding.
(b) A pillowcase.
(c) A bed cover.
(d) Tow cable.

4. What is it a tedious exercise to kill?
(a) Flamethrower troops.
(b) The bacteria that cause trench-foot.
(c) Englishmen.
(d) Lice.

5. Who does Baumer fail to notice on the street?
(a) A major, who gets angry at him.
(b) His old school friend, who is happy to see him.
(c) His former girlfriend, who is annoyed by him.
(d) His father, who is furious with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Baumer's mother been all her life?

2. How do gunpowder fumes taste?

3. What platoon did Baumer, Kropp, Müller, and Kemmerich join?

4. What do the men salvage for parts to send home?

5. How does Paul kill the man in the shell-hole?

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