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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By mid-December 1914, British troops had been fighting on the Continent for how long?
(a) Over nine months.
(b) Over seven months.
(c) Over five months.
(d) Over three months.

2. By the end of 1917, which country had withdrawn from the war due to the Bolshevik Revolution?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Britian.
(d) Russia.

3. What country's submarines were active in the Atlantic and ultimately brought America into World War I?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Britian.
(d) Scotland.

4. What services continued during the war to make the soldiers feel very close to home?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Newspaper delivery.
(c) Magazine subscriptions.
(d) Mail service.

5. At the beginning of World War I, who was the British commander?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) George Sherston.
(c) General Sir George Plumer.
(d) Sir Douglas Haig.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Fussell quotes Hardy, "Irony is the attendant of hope, and the fuel of hope is _______"

4. How were the German trenches in contrast to the British trenches?

5. In total, about how many miles of trenches were built around an area and used around the winter of 1914?

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