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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. One store that had a gift assortment that could be sent to men at the front was _____.
(a) JC Penney.
(b) Harrods.
(c) Sears.
(d) Macy's.

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

4. During World War II, where did many soldiers fight from?
(a) In another country.
(b) On another continent.
(c) Close to home.
(d) Far from home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Some German trenches included what special features?

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

3. Where did this battle the British commander was preparing for against the Germans take place?

4. Writers during the war chose to write about what as a popular topic?

5. What did the British commander think the 1916 battle against Germany would do?

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