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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. By mid-December 1914, British troops had been fighting on the Continent for how long?
(a) Over five months.
(b) Over nine months.
(c) Over three months.
(d) Over seven months.

2. Some German trenches included what special features?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Kitchens.
(c) Bunk beds.
(d) Electricity.

3. Altogether, the Sassoon trilogy makes what type of point to the reader?
(a) Logical.
(b) Pyschological.
(c) Social.
(d) Moral.

4. What services continued during the war to make the soldiers feel very close to home?
(a) Newspaper delivery.
(b) Magazine subscriptions.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Mail service.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fussell quotes Hardy, "Irony is the attendant of hope, and the fuel of hope is _______"

2. Who is the author of the poem that spoke of symbolism for the colors for hospitalization and injury?

3. One store that had a gift assortment that could be sent to men at the front was _____.

4. George Sherston used to carry what as a good luck piece?

5. What did men use to see out of the trenches?

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