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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Death was denoted as going west, going out of it, or going under." Fussell uses these to show examples of _____.
(a) Allusion.
(b) Equivocation.
(c) Aliteration.
(d) Euphemism.

2. This rumor also stated that this German person was wearing _____.
(a) Soft cap.
(b) Steel helmets.
(c) No answers are correct.
(d) Hardhats.

3. The soldiers in the trenches are subject to the commands of who?
(a) No one.
(b) All answers are incorrect.
(c) Officers in the rear.
(d) Officers on the front line.

4. Who are referred to as shepherds tending to their sheep?
(a) Bishops.
(b) Generals.
(c) President.
(d) Priests.

5. What soldiers are said to have a flair for theatrics?
(a) United States.
(b) France.
(c) German.
(d) British.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In many instances for soldiers in battle, the mind imagines what to be larger than life?

4. Who was Robert Graves Lieutenant when he joins the First Battalion?

5. Who does Fussell mention is a very popular author of the time?

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