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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Soldier Boys.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the story "How Young They Died;" referred to in The Great War and Modern Memory?
(a) Stuart Cloete.
(b) Siegfried Sassoon.
(c) Laurence Binyon.
(d) George Sherston.

2. In "Exposure," where do the men dream they are?
(a) Grassier ditches.
(b) With family.
(c) Home.
(d) Flower garden.

3. Fussell points out that what country's soldiers exude moral superiority?
(a) Scotland.
(b) France.
(c) Britian.
(d) Germany.

4. After he returns to his unit, what does Graves get sent to the hospital for?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Severe fever.
(c) Appendicitus.
(d) Bronchitis.

5. A rumor was that Germany had someone in the trenches prior to wartime. Who was it?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Civilian.
(d) Officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In most war literature, men who were portrayed as homosexual had what type of hair?

2. What is looting usually associated with?

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

4. What type of world is a soldier's world in the battlefield?

5. In "But It Still Goes On," who do the men develop crushes on?

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