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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adversary Proceedings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of World War I, what was the British's biggest problem?
(a) They lost their military leader.
(b) They were not prepared.
(c) They were ill.
(d) They were badly injured.

2. Who does Fussell refer to as the master of spiritual irony?
(a) General Sir George Plumer.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Sir Douglas Haig.
(d) George Sherston.

3. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, after two weeks in France, feels how?
(a) Confused.
(b) Happy.
(c) Mad.
(d) Disgusted.

4. According to the British commander, what was obvious to him throughout the first part of the war?
(a) They needed more army members.
(b) They needed a stronger army.
(c) They needed a better attack plan.
(d) They needed men to enlist.

5. In many instances for soldiers in battle, the mind imagines what to be larger than life?
(a) Defeat.
(b) The enemy.
(c) Victory.
(d) Returning home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did this battle the British commander was preparing for against the Germans take place?

2. How long in 1916 did the British commander prepare his troops for the battle against the Germans?

3. What did George Sherston refer to his good luck piece as?

4. Over a period of time, the soldiers became polarized in their _____.

5. The soldiers in the trenches are subject to the commands of who?

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