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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the author's reference of sunrise and sunset are gone by what?
(a) World War II.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) Civil War.
(d) World War I.

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

3. At the 1916 Haig disaster, what equipment was introduced as a weapon?
(a) Machine gun.
(b) Tank.
(c) All answers are incorrect.
(d) Rifle.

4. What did the British commander think the 1916 battle against Germany would do?
(a) Weaken British forces.
(b) Strengthen British forces.
(c) Bring an end to the war.
(d) Defeat German forces.

5. What was the last line of the trenches referred to as?
(a) Last line.
(b) Support line.
(c) Reserve line.
(d) Front line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time in the morning did the day begin for the troops in the trenches?

2. One store that had a gift assortment that could be sent to men at the front was _____.

3. Fussell refers to the Great War as what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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