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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. What time in the morning did the day begin for the troops in the trenches?
(a) Four thirty.
(b) Three thirty.
(c) Five thirty.
(d) Four oclock.

2. The last of the volumes of Siegfried Sassoon's works is called _____.
(a) Siegfried's Life.
(b) Siegfried's Travel.
(c) Siegfried's Journey Through Life.
(d) Siegfried's Journey.

3. In what month was the peace armistice signed for World War I?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) October.

4. Who is the author of the poem that spoke of symbolism for the colors for hospitalization and injury?
(a) Siegfried Sassoon.
(b) R.W.M.
(c) George Sherston
(d) Stuart Cloete.

5. According to Fussell, what has been affected by time and war?
(a) Peace.
(b) Literature.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Language.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men lost their lives in World War I?

2. Some German trenches included what special features?

3. What were these trenches called?

4. What was the last line of the trenches referred to as?

5. What trench was the shallowest and used to advance a position?

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