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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During World War II, where did many soldiers fight from?
(a) On another continent.
(b) Far from home.
(c) Close to home.
(d) In another country.

2. The war began for the British in terms of language following the assassination of _____.
(a) Archduke Ferdinand.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Siegfried Sassoon.
(d) George Sherston.

3. According to the British commander, what was obvious to him throughout the first part of the war?
(a) They needed a better attack plan.
(b) They needed more army members.
(c) They needed men to enlist.
(d) They needed a stronger army.

4. Where did this battle the British commander was preparing for against the Germans take place?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britian.
(c) Somme.
(d) Atlantic.

5. What was the difference between British commanders Haig and Plumer?
(a) Training.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Experience.
(d) Strategic planning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Specifically stated in the story, the troops in the trenches felt how?

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

4. "Death was denoted as going west, going out of it, or going under." Fussell uses these to show examples of _____.

5. Rumors of war have what type of effect?

(see the answer key)

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