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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 number played prominently in the methodology of the war?
2. In Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man where is the main character in autumn of 1914?
3. Who is the author of the story "How Young They Died;" referred to in The Great War and Modern Memory?
4. Within the trenches, how many lines of troops were stationed there in war time?
5. The last of the volumes of Siegfried Sassoon's works is called _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the myth of the ruined basilica with a statue of the Virgin and Child on top in Albert, France?
2. What is the title of the second volume of Sassoon's trilogy, and what is the second volume about?
3. Explain some of the rumors about farmers during wartime.
4. Fussell uses a variety of works by Sigfried Sassoon that he discusses in the book. What is the title of the first volume of Sassoon's trilogy, and what is the first volume about?
5. What has happened to the area by the Somme River where a fierce battle in the war took place?
6. Explain the story of the Crucified Canadian?
7. What happens to soldiers when they spend a lot of time in the trenches during war time?
8. What was the purpose of Siegfried Sassoon's trilogy?
9. What three things happened in November 1918 when the Allies broke through the German lines with their counterattack?
10. What was wrong with the British commander Sir Douglas Haig's war planning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Fussell paints a clear picture to demonstrate the lack of preparation by the British for the war. In what ways were the British unprepared to enter battle? Who was responsible for this lack of preparation by the British? Was it one person in general or did it depend upon what area of preparation one speaks of? What ways could the British become better prepared for battle?
Essay Topic 3
Explain how Fussell describes homosexuals as portrayed in literature. Include references to the specific authors and works Fussell mentions, and explain how this all connects to wartime.
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