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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. After Graves is released from the hospital the second time, where does Graves spend the remainder of the war?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

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

4. According to Fussell, modern war requires an accompanying ______.
(a) Innocence.
(b) Language.
(c) Peace.
(d) Literature.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What colors came to symbolize injury and hospitalization?

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

3. Who does Fussell refer to as the master of spiritual irony?

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

5. What was the title of the poem that spoke of the symbolization for the colors for hospitalization and injury?

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