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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What punishment do the men receive for insulting Himmelstoss?
(a) Probation.
(b) Solitary confinement.
(c) Open arrest.
(d) House arrest.

2. What does every soldier believe in and trust?
(a) His comrades.
(b) God.
(c) Chance.
(d) His rifle.

3. What never exists at the front?
(a) Hope.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Quietness.
(d) Honor.

4. What card game are the men playing?
(a) Skat.
(b) Poker.
(c) Hearts.
(d) Ichen.

5. What is Kropp's first name?
(a) Hans.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Albert.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the play that Baumer was writing?

2. What does Himmelstoss threaten to do to Tjaden?

3. Why does Haie prefer military life to his normal job?

4. What nation's troops rush the men's line?

5. Who does the crying, fair-haired recruit remind Baumer of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Baumer and Kat want to kill the fair-haired young recruit? Why didn't they do it?

2. How do the men feel about their education?

3. Why do the men prefer sharpened shovels to bayonets?

4. How does Baumer feel at the end of this chapter?

5. How does Baumer describe the front? What can save them from danger?

6. How do the men get their revenge on Himmelstoss?

7. Why is Tjaden unafraid of the punishment that may follow his insults to Himmelstoss?

8. In this chapter, Katczinsky makes a long speech about why the officers behave the way they do. What does he say?

9. How did the men break Himmelstoss' power over them?

10. Why would a soldier be happy to receive a broken arm?

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