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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Arcadian Recourses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fussell mentions that some people thought that a certain language was not adequate enough to deal with war. Which language is it?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

2. What did the rose mean to many people in England?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Beauty.

3. "Death was denoted as going west, going out of it, or going under." Fussell uses these to show examples of _____.
(a) Allusion.
(b) Equivocation.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Aliteration.

4. The war changed the language and people tried to find terms that did what?
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) Tried to focus on peace.
(c) Softened the effects of the realities of the war.
(d) Focused on forgiveness.

5. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, when being sent to France, feels how?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pilgrim's Progress is mentioned quite a bit with its references and allusions to _____.

2. Name an author who shows how birds are associated with sunrise and sunset?

3. What type of bird is associated with dawn?

4. One movement that occurred in England at the time of the Great War promoted a belief that education should consist of classical and English _____.

5. Over a period of time, the soldiers became polarized in their _____.

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