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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Oh What a Literary War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did men use to see out of the trenches?
(a) Periscopes.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) Binoculars.
(d) Telescope.

2. According to the crucifixion story, what was the soldier crucified to?
(a) Fence.
(b) Tree.
(c) Board.
(d) Pole.

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

4. Fussell shares a story of a soldier who was said to be crucified. What country is this soldier from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Britian.
(c) German.
(d) France.

5. Writers during the war chose to write about what as a popular topic?
(a) Sky and sunset.
(b) Peace time.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were these trenches called?

2. What country's submarines were active in the Atlantic and ultimately brought America into World War I?

3. During war time, what was censored?

4. What was the last line of the trenches referred to as?

5. According to the crucifixion story, what held this soldiers hands and feet so that this soldier was crucified?

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