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

2. What author does Fussell mention in representing the idea of crucifixion?

3. By mid-December 1914, British troops had been fighting on the Continent for how long?

4. In Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, in what year was George Sherson's best friend shot at the front?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the literature presented to illustrate the dichotomy between the officers and the soldiers?

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

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

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

6. Explain some of the rumors about farmers during wartime.

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

8. What is the title of the second volume of Sassoon's trilogy, and what is the second volume about?

9. What is the myth of the ruined basilica with a statue of the Virgin and Child on top in Albert, France?

10. Fussell uses and quotes Thomas Hardy. Fussell begins by quoting a Thomas Hardy poem. Why does Fussell quote Hardy about the war?

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 states there are some writers who associate the theater with the military. How and why do the writers make these associations? Give five examples of how the military is associated with the theater; giving titles and authors of works addressing this topic if not specifically from Fussell.

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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