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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Fussell refer to as the master of spiritual irony?
(a) George Sherston.
(b) Sir Douglas Haig.
(c) Thomas Hardy.
(d) General Sir George Plumer.

2. 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 men to enlist.
(c) They needed more army members.
(d) They needed a stronger army.

3. Before World War I, how many years had it been since Britian was engaged in a major war?
(a) One hundred years.
(b) Two hundred years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) One hundred fifty years.

4. In Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man where is the main character in autumn of 1914?
(a) Firing Line.
(b) Reserve Line.
(c) Front Line.
(d) Cavalry.

5. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, when being sent to France, feels how?
(a) Angry.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Confused.
(d) Sad.

6. What number played prominently in the methodology of the war?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

7. Over a period of time, the soldiers became polarized in their _____.
(a) Thinking.
(b) Way of life.
(c) Spending money.
(d) Communication.

8. What did the British commander think the 1916 battle against Germany would do?
(a) Defeat German forces.
(b) Strengthen British forces.
(c) Weaken British forces.
(d) Bring an end to the war.

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

10. What services continued during the war to make the soldiers feel very close to home?
(a) Newspaper delivery.
(b) Magazine subscriptions.
(c) Mail service.
(d) All answers are correct.

11. Fussell mentions that an author writes about the German person in the trenches prior to wartime. Who is it?
(a) George Sherston.
(b) Siegfried Sassoon.
(c) Henry Williams.
(d) George Coppard.

12. In the third volume of the trilogy, where is Sherston?
(a) A London pub.
(b) Psychiatric hospital.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Front line of the trenches.

13. Some German trenches included what special features?
(a) Bunk beds.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Kitchens.
(d) All answers are correct.

14. How many men lost their lives in World War I?
(a) Nine million.
(b) Eight million.
(c) Ten million.
(d) Eight and a half million.

15. Where were there trenches buried underground for about four hundred miles?
(a) France and Belguim.
(b) France and Germany.
(c) Belguim and Germany.
(d) Germany and Britian.

Short Answer Questions

1. During war time, what was censored?

2. What is the second part of the trilogy concerned with?

3. What color are the Germans usually described in by soldiers who spent long periods of time in the trenches?

4. How many men were killed on one day in the 1916 battle between the Germans and the British?

5. What were these trenches called?

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