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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 time in the morning did the day begin for the troops in the trenches?
2. Some rumors fed many _____.
3. Within the trenches, how many lines of troops were stationed there in war time?
4. What services continued during the war to make the soldiers feel very close to home?
5. Who does Fussell refer to as the master of spiritual irony?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Robert Nichols's poem "Battery Moving Up to a New Position from Rest Camp: Dawn" show the symbolism of the Crucified Canadian?
2. What was the British's army biggest problem?
3. What is the title of the third and final volume of the trilogy by Siegfried Sassoon, and what is the third volume about?
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. How did various authors bring in the topic of the sunrise and sunset in reference to the war?
6. Describe the traditional ritual meaning of dawn and its association with the Great War.
7. What was the purpose of Siegfried Sassoon's trilogy?
8. Compare German trenches to British trenches.
9. What was wrong with the British commander Sir Douglas Haig's war planning?
10. What happens to soldiers when they spend a lot of time in the trenches during war time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fussell states that troops also had some other uses of the vernacular. What is vernacular and how does it apply to everyday language? Are there many different vernaculars or is there only one vernacular? Explain. Why was a vernacular used? Give five examples of the uses of vernacular.
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
"A rumor of most wars concerns deserters." Who is a deserter? Does one desire to become a deserter? What causes one to be a deserter? How does one become a deserter? Is a deserter only associated with a war or do they exist at other times? What do you think is the true meaning of the quote, "A rumor of most wars concerns deserters?"
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