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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The writer George Sherston uses the sky to describe _____.
(a) Peace time.
(b) Various relationships.
(c) Beauty.
(d) War time.

2. What happened to some of the new language adapted from the war?
(a) Lost with the Great Depression.
(b) Still in use today.
(c) Died after World War II.
(d) Died after World War I.

3. What trench type was four to six feet wide and six to eight feet deep?
(a) Sap.
(b) Communication trench.
(c) Firing trench.
(d) No answers are correct.

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

5. A rumor of most wars concerns _____.
(a) Deserters.
(b) Officers.
(c) Troops.
(d) Generals.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Graves is released from the hospital the second time, where does Graves spend the remainder of the war?

2. During the Second World War, the behavior on the front and military policy was influenced by the experiences in what?

3. What was Ted Hughes besides being a writer?

4. What is usually associated with the excitement of fighting in the infantry and on the battlefield?

5. According to the British commander, what was obvious to him throughout the first part of the war?

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