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

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

3. By the end of 1917, Germany had shifted their troops in what direction?
(a) Northern Front.
(b) Eastern Front.
(c) Western Front.
(d) Southern Front.

4. When was the final volume of the trilogy written?
(a) World War I.
(b) Civil War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Great Depression.

5. At the beginning of World War I, who was the British commander?
(a) George Sherston.
(b) Sir Douglas Haig.
(c) General Sir George Plumer.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number played prominently in the methodology of the war?

2. Who is the author of the poem that spoke of symbolism for the colors for hospitalization and injury?

3. At the beginning of World War I, what was the British's biggest problem?

4. Fussell shares a story of a soldier who was said to be crucified. What country is this soldier from?

5. During World War II, where did many soldiers fight from?

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