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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were these trenches called?

2. A rumor was that Germany had someone in the trenches prior to wartime. Who was it?

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

4. In what month was the peace armistice signed for World War I?

5. During World War II, where did many soldiers fight from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the story of the Crucified Canadian?

2. How does Robert Nichols's poem "Battery Moving Up to a New Position from Rest Camp: Dawn" show the symbolism of the Crucified Canadian?

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

4. What three things happened in November 1918 when the Allies broke through the German lines with their counterattack?

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

6. What was the British Line?

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

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

9. Fussell shows an example of a soldier from a book by Stuart Cloete. In Cloete's book, How Young They Died, how does the soldier view time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Siegfried Sassoon is one of the writers Fussell uses for examples in his work. One of his works, Siegfried's Journey, deals with the Great War period from the viewpoint of the Second World War. Siegfried Sassoon also had a trilogy published that featured George Sherston as its main character throughout the trilogy. Discuss all three parts of the trilogy, listing the titles of each part of the trilogy and following the life of George Sherston. Why did Sassoon write this trilogy? What was the moral point Sassoon was trying to make through writing the trilogy?

Essay Topic 2

Fussell says "the Great War was the most hideous and the most ironic." Give specific examples from the story on how Fussell, either by himself or through the use of other author's examples, shows how the Great War was full of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout Fussel's writings, he shows the harshness of war. What are some of the factors that makes war harsh? Do the harsh factors affect just the military, or does it affect civilians as well? Be specific and give examples from the writing.

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