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

2. What are some different types of trenches called?
(a) Firing trenches.
(b) Saps
(c) Communication trenches.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. What trench type was four to six feet wide and six to eight feet deep?
(a) Communication trench.
(b) Firing trench.
(c) No answers are correct.
(d) Sap.

4. Within the trenches, how many lines of troops were stationed there in war time?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What month and year did America enter World War I?
(a) April 1918.
(b) May 1917.
(c) March 1918.
(d) April 1917.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some German trenches included what special features?

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

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

4. Fussell refers to the Great War as what?

5. What were these trenches called?

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