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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. In the third volume of the trilogy, where is Sherston?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Front line of the trenches.
(c) Psychiatric hospital.
(d) A London pub.

2. What month and year did America enter World War I?
(a) April 1918.
(b) May 1917.
(c) March 1918.
(d) April 1917.

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

4. Fussell makes reference that some people thought the direction the farmers were plowing was an indication of _____.
(a) Wind.
(b) Treasure.
(c) No answers are correct.
(d) Troops.

5. By the end of 1917, which country had withdrawn from the war due to the Bolshevik Revolution?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Britian.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of 1917, Germany had shifted their troops in what direction?

2. Fussell mentions that some people thought that a certain language was not adequate enough to deal with war. Which language is it?

3. Fussell demonstrates the troops making a vocabulary that developed and they used in everyday life. What word was used to refer to passing units on the road?

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

5. During war time, what was censored?

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