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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Myth, Ritual, and Romance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long in 1916 did the British commander prepare his troops for the battle against the Germans?
(a) Last five months.
(b) First six months.
(c) First six months.
(d) Last six months.

2. In his writing, Hardy captures the fact he could hear _____ across the Channel?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Explosions.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) Bombs.

3. The British had failed to do what by Christmas 1915?
(a) Start a piece treaty.
(b) Win any battles.
(c) Win the war.
(d) Break through German lines.

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

5. In total, about how many miles of trenches were built around an area and used around the winter of 1914?
(a) Two thousand.
(b) Three thousand.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Two thousand five hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. The farmers who continued to work their fields behind the lines were surrounded by what?

2. What is the title of the second part of the trilogy?

3. What country's submarines were active in the Atlantic and ultimately brought America into World War I?

4. What are along the Somme today where the fierce battles were fought?

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

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