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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how far from the enemy were the first line of troops stationed in the trenches?
(a) Two hundred fifty yards.
(b) One hundred fifty yards.
(c) Fifty yards.
(d) Two hundred yards.

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

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

4. The writer George Sherston uses the sky to describe _____.
(a) Beauty.
(b) War time.
(c) Peace time.
(d) Various relationships.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fussell refer to as the master of spiritual irony?

2. In what month was the peace armistice signed for World War I?

3. What did men use to see out of the trenches?

4. Some German trenches included what special features?

5. Most of the author's reference of sunrise and sunset are gone by what?

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