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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Theater of War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which cemeteries did the traditional social distinctions not apply?
(a) German.
(b) British.
(c) Scotish.
(d) French.

2. Siegfried Sassoon's last volume deals with what American history time span?
(a) World War II to present.
(b) American Revolution to Civil War.
(c) Civil War to World War I.
(d) World War I to World War II.

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

4. In Robert Graves work, Goodbye to All That, Graves tells the story of his own life. In battle his friend is killed in action. What happens to Graves while in battle?
(a) Suffers a mental breakdown.
(b) Dies.
(c) Discharged.
(d) Seriously injured.

5. About how far from the enemy were the first line of troops stationed in the trenches?
(a) One hundred fifty yards.
(b) Two hundred yards.
(c) Fifty yards.
(d) Two hundred fifty yards.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, after two weeks in France, feels how?

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

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

4. What services continued during the war to make the soldiers feel very close to home?

5. What did George Sherston refer to his good luck piece as?

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