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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adversary Proceedings.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Fussell quotes Hardy, "Irony is the attendant of hope, and the fuel of hope is _______"
(a) Language.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Peace.
(d) Literature.

4. In Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man where is the main character in autumn of 1914?
(a) Front Line.
(b) Firing Line.
(c) Reserve Line.
(d) Cavalry.

5. How many men lost their lives in World War I?
(a) Nine million.
(b) Ten million.
(c) Eight and a half million.
(d) Eight million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are some different types of trenches called?

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

4. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, after two weeks in France, feels how?

5. What is the title of the final volume of the trilogy?

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