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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 country's submarines were active in the Atlantic and ultimately brought America into World War I?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Britian.
(d) Scotland.

2. During World War II, where did many soldiers fight from?
(a) In another country.
(b) On another continent.
(c) Close to home.
(d) Far from home.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men were killed on one day in the 1916 battle between the Germans and the British?

2. The eighteen square mile enclosure in which troops were trapped and subject to shelling from all sides is Fussell's example of _____.

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

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

5. What are some different types of trenches called?

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