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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many recruits die for each one veteran killed?
(a) Five to seven.
(b) Three to four.
(c) Five to ten.
(d) One to two.

2. How does Baumer hurt his hand?
(a) He uses it to shield himself from shrapnel.
(b) Cutting and removing barbed wire.
(c) Crawling through barbed wire.
(d) Unrolling barbed wire.

3. Distinctions between the men, such as level of education, can be an advantage, but what else do they bring?
(a) Promotions within the army.
(b) Welcome remarks and comments.
(c) Prejudices that have to be overcome.
(d) A full dinner.

4. What does an old buffer describe the men as?
(a) Young trouble-makers.
(b) Young heroes.
(c) Young idiots.
(d) Too young to know better.

5. What before-battle activity was heavily debated between Baumer, Kat, and Tjaden?
(a) Singing the German national anthem.
(b) Praying to God.
(c) Eating a full meal.
(d) Putting on the heavy chest-armor issued to all the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the army reports say on the day Paul died?

2. What game to the men play while locked up?

3. Why does Paul hesitate to get in the bed in the hospital train?

4. What word does Baumer use to describe Tjaden at the beginning of the chapter?

5. What are the men at rest five miles from?

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