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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was the last of Siegfried Sassoon's volumes published?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1940.

2. The British had failed to do what by Christmas 1915?
(a) Start a piece treaty.
(b) Win any battles.
(c) Win the war.
(d) Break through German lines.

3. What colors came to symbolize injury and hospitalization?
(a) Red, white, and green.
(b) Yellow, red, and green.
(c) Red, white, and blue.
(d) Yellow, red, and blue.

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

5. By mid-December 1914, British troops had been fighting on the Continent for how long?
(a) Over seven months.
(b) Over five months.
(c) Over nine months.
(d) Over three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fussell, modern war requires an accompanying ______.

2. George Sherston used to carry what as a good luck piece?

3. Fussell quotes Hardy, "Irony is the attendant of hope, and the fuel of hope is _______"

4. At the beginning of World War I, what was the British's biggest problem?

5. By the end of 1917, which country had withdrawn from the war due to the Bolshevik Revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the trenches when the wars ended?

2. What types of rumors and myths surrounded the number three?

3. Describe the traditional ritual meaning of dawn and its association with the Great War.

4. What was wrong with the British commander Sir Douglas Haig's war planning?

5. Describe Haig's command at the Battle of Somme in March 1918?

6. What was the British's army biggest problem?

7. What is meant by the statement that the Great War is the most hideous and the most ironic?

8. What was the purpose of Siegfried Sassoon's trilogy?

9. What was the paradox for many soldiers fighting in World War II?

10. What is the relationship between the officers and the soldiers?

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