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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 Greek god was young male beauty exemplified by?
(a) Eros.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Uranian.

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

3. What type of flower is associated with the pastoral?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Poppies.
(c) Wildflowers.
(d) Petunias

4. What was the purpose of the attack on Edmund Blunden at Ypres?
(a) Frighten him away.
(b) Injure him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Haunt him.

5. Fussell shows that some words, such as trench coat, stemmed from _____.
(a) War.
(b) Trenches.
(c) France.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Exposure," where do the men dream they are?

2. The Imperial War Graves Commission ruled that everyone is considered equal, including who?

3. What type of bird is associated with dawn?

4. What did the rose mean to many people in England?

5. What did the army give soldiers a life not complicated by?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Anthony Burgess' book The Wanting Seed, the main character is Tristram Fox, who is in the military and decides the war is a farce and a fake. What happens when Tristram serves on the front line?

2. Describe Wilfred Owen's writings and his service time in the war.

3. Explain how the British pre-war class system was the most pronounced in Europe.

4. How are flowers and the color red associated with the pastoral?

5. What sorts of things are considered pastoral in the literature about the war?

6. What is so special about blond males in most wartime literature? Name some authors who wrote about blond males.

7. What are the two reasons Fussell believes the British soldiers have a flair for theatrics?

8. How are sheep and shepherds a part of things pastoral and used in literature?

9. What was "Over There" and why are the sites of World War I and II distant to most Americans?

10. How can homosexuality be seen as a problem as a soldier?

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