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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it a tedious exercise to kill?

2. What are the French famous for on the front?

3. Who is fatally wounded in the back?

4. What job is Müller well suited for?

5. Who is Tjaden?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Baumer muses that "the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men". Why do you think this is?

4. What does Kropp think war should be like?

5. Describe Corporal Himmelstoss.

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

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

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

9. How do the men react when they are finally attacked?

10. How did the men finally outwit the rats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about a real-life case in which a soldier was court-martialed. Be sure to explain the charges, the evidence, verdict, punishment (if applicable), and whether or not you agree with the findings of the military court.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the importance of literature as a way to get a message across. Be sure to touch upon:

1 - Examples of literature that have had a great impact.

2 - Literature's effectiveness in comparison to film, music, and art.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the development of conventions on chemical warfare throughout history, especially those that came as a direct result of the First World War.

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