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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Persistence and Memory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Fussell mention is a very popular author of the time?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) Siegfried Sassoon.
(c) Evelyn Waugh.
(d) George Sherston.

2. In most war literature, men who were portrayed as homosexual had what type of hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Bald.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

3. 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.

4. What type of bird is associated with sunset?
(a) Larks.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Nightingales.
(d) Robins.

5. In many instances for soldiers in battle, the mind imagines what to be larger than life?
(a) The enemy.
(b) Returning home.
(c) Defeat.
(d) Victory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A rumor of most wars concerns _____.

3. At what times did the pubs close during war time?

4. What does the soldier seek as a way of countering loneliness and terror in the battle field?

5. Siegfried Sassoon's last volume deals with what American history time span?

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