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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Soldier Boys.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the two main characters of "But It Still Goes On?"
(a) David and Charlotte.
(b) James and Katherine.
(c) Jack and Diane.
(d) John and Lisa.

2. Who are referred to as shepherds tending to their sheep?
(a) Priests.
(b) Generals.
(c) Bishops.
(d) President.

3. Imaginations of the mind are displayed by Fussell through what type of literature?
(a) Blunden.
(b) Post war.
(c) English.
(d) French.

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

5. Who does Robert Graves meet when he joins the First Battalion?
(a) Anthony Burgess.
(b) Siegfried Sassoon.
(c) George Sherston.
(d) George Adams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Death was denoted as going west, going out of it, or going under." Fussell uses these to show examples of _____.

3. What is the title of the final volume of the trilogy?

4. In Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man where is the main character in autumn of 1914?

5. What did the rose mean to many people in England?

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