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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. The soldiers in the trenches are subject to the commands of who?
(a) No one.
(b) Officers in the rear.
(c) Officers on the front line.
(d) All answers are incorrect.

2. According to this crucifixion story, who stood around until this soldier died?
(a) Germans.
(b) British.
(c) Canadians.
(d) French.

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

4. Writers during the war chose to write about what as a popular topic?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Peace time.
(d) Sky and sunset.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fussell mentions that an author writes about the German person in the trenches prior to wartime. Who is it?

2. Who is the author of the story "How Young They Died;" referred to in The Great War and Modern Memory?

3. According to the crucifixion story, what held this soldiers hands and feet so that this soldier was crucified?

4. What month and year did America enter World War I?

5. Who is the main character in the book Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, the book that Fussell uses for discussion?

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