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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Fussell mention is a very popular author of the time?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) George Sherston.
(c) Evelyn Waugh.
(d) Siegfried Sassoon.

2. What year was the last of Siegfried Sassoon's volumes published?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1955.

3. Pilgrim's Progress is mentioned quite a bit with its references and allusions to _____.
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Germany.
(c) War.
(d) England.

4. What type of bird is associated with sunset?
(a) Larks.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Nightingales.
(d) Robins.

5. The last of the volumes of Siegfried Sassoon's works is called _____.
(a) Siegfried's Journey Through Life.
(b) Siegfried's Journey.
(c) Siegfried's Travel.
(d) Siegfried's Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fussell shows that some words, such as trench coat, stemmed from _____.

2. Who is the author of "Exposure"?

3. When soldiers wrote letters home, they were not always _____.

4. Fussell points out that what country's soldiers exude moral superiority?

5. What author writes showing the use of an elegy based on the pastoral?

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