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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. Before World War I, how many years had it been since Britian was engaged in a major war?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Two hundred years.
(c) One hundred years.
(d) One hundred fifty years.

2. George Sherston used to carry what as a good luck piece?
(a) A pen.
(b) A feather.
(c) A four leaf clover.
(d) A chunk of fire opal.

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

4. What are along the Somme today where the fierce battles were fought?
(a) Fruit orchards.
(b) Vegetable fields.
(c) Residential houses.
(d) Highways.

5. Specifically stated in the story, the troops in the trenches felt how?
(a) Officers didn't care about them.
(b) Officers didn't know what was happening on the front line.
(c) Officers disrespected them.
(d) All answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, in what year was George Sherson's best friend shot at the front?

2. What is the second part of the trilogy concerned with?

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

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

5. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, when being sent to France, feels how?

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