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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. A rumor was that Germany had someone in the trenches prior to wartime. Who was it?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Officer.
(c) Civilian.
(d) Soldier.

2. Fussell shares a story of a soldier who was said to be crucified. What country is this soldier from?
(a) Canada.
(b) German.
(c) Britian.
(d) France.

3. Who does Fussell refer to as the master of spiritual irony?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) George Sherston.
(c) Sir Douglas Haig.
(d) General Sir George Plumer.

4. Rumors of war have what type of effect?
(a) Social.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Emotional.

5. In the third volume of the trilogy, where is Sherston?
(a) Psychiatric hospital.
(b) Front line of the trenches.
(c) A London pub.
(d) Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fussell begins by quoting a poem by whom?

2. George Sherston used to carry what as a good luck piece?

3. Most of the author's reference of sunrise and sunset are gone by what?

4. In his writing, Hardy captures the fact he could hear _____ across the Channel?

5. According to the British commander, what was obvious to him throughout the first part of the war?

(see the answer key)

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