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

2. Writers during the war chose to write about what as a popular topic?
(a) Peace time.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Sky and sunset.
(d) Soldiers.

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

4. According to this crucifixion story, who stood around until this soldier died?
(a) Canadians.
(b) British.
(c) Germans.
(d) French.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did men use to see out of the trenches?

3. What did George Sherston refer to his good luck piece as?

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

5. Fussell shares a story of a soldier who was said to be crucified. What country is this soldier from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name some assumptions made by the British on entering the war?

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

3. How did various authors bring in the topic of the sunrise and sunset in reference to the war?

4. Compare German trenches to British trenches.

5. What was the difference between British commanders General Sir George Plumer and Sir Douglas Haig?

6. Explain the story of the Crucified Canadian?

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

8. Rumors of most wars concern deserters. What do these rumors say?

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

10. What has happened to the area by the Somme River where a fierce battle in the war took place?

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