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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One store that had a gift assortment that could be sent to men at the front was _____.
(a) Macy's.
(b) JC Penney.
(c) Harrods.
(d) Sears.

2. What are some different types of trenches called?
(a) Saps
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Communication trenches.
(d) Firing trenches.

3. What year was the last of Siegfried Sassoon's volumes published?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1955.

4. Over a period of time, the soldiers became polarized in their _____.
(a) Way of life.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Communication.
(d) Spending money.

5. If it was a quiet day, what did troops do during the day?
(a) Relaxed.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Wrote letters.
(d) Made repairs to equipment and trenches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some German trenches included what special features?

2. About how far from the enemy were the first line of troops stationed in the trenches?

3. Who is the author of the story "How Young They Died;" referred to in The Great War and Modern Memory?

4. According to the British commander, what was obvious to him throughout the first part of the war?

5. What trench type was four to six feet wide and six to eight feet deep?

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