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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 did George Sherston refer to his good luck piece as?

2. What country's submarines were active in the Atlantic and ultimately brought America into World War I?

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

4. What time in the morning did the day begin for the troops in the trenches?

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

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 purpose of Siegfried Sassoon's trilogy?

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

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

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

7. What is the title of the third and final volume of the trilogy by Siegfried Sassoon, and what is the third volume about?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fussell tells the story of the Canadian Crucifixion.

Part 1) Describe the story of the Canadian Crucifixion using as much detail as possible. Who stood watch as the Canadian was being crucified? What was the Canadian being crucified with? Where was the Canadian being crucified? Why was the Canadian being crucified?

Part 2) There are different versions of the Canadian Crucifixion. Why are there different versions of the story?

Part 3) Name any writers who use the Canadian Crucifixion as symbolism for their writing and why they use it.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The British came into the Great War not having been in a war in about one hundred years. As a result, the British came into battle with assumptions. What assumptions did the British bring into the war? Were they valid assumptions? Why or why not? Did these assumptions help or hinder the British in the war? Give examples to support your answer. If the British enter another war, would it be smart to bring assumptions about previous war experiences into battle with them? Why or why not?

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