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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Troglodyte World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men lost their lives in World War I?
(a) Eight and a half million.
(b) Ten million.
(c) Eight million.
(d) Nine million.

2. Writers during the war chose to write about what as a popular topic?
(a) Peace time.
(b) Sky and sunset.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Weapons.

3. According to Fussell, modern war requires an accompanying ______.
(a) Peace.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Literature.
(d) Language.

4. What was the difference between British commanders Haig and Plumer?
(a) Training.
(b) Experience.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Strategic planning.

5. Where did this battle the British commander was preparing for against the Germans take place?
(a) Britian.
(b) Atlantic.
(c) Somme.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The British had failed to do what by Christmas 1915?

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

4. According to Fussell, what has been affected by time and war?

5. By mid-December 1914, British troops had been fighting on the Continent for how long?

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