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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. By the end of 1917, Germany had shifted their troops in what direction?
2. At the beginning of World War I, who was the British commander?
3. How many men were killed on one day in the 1916 battle between the Germans and the British?
4. By mid-December 1914, British troops had been fighting on the Continent for how long?
5. What author does Fussell mention in representing the idea of crucifixion?
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. How does George Sherston use the sky within his writings?
3. What was the purpose of Siegfried Sassoon's trilogy?
4. What is the title of the second volume of Sassoon's trilogy, and what is the second volume about?
5. 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?
6. Describe the traditional ritual meaning of dawn and its association with the Great War.
7. What was the paradox for many soldiers fighting in World War II?
8. Compare German trenches to British trenches.
9. What was wrong with the British commander Sir Douglas Haig's war planning?
10. 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?
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
Discuss Frye's Theory of Modes. How many modes are there and what are they? Who are the characters and what are they doing? Why are the characters acting in the manner they are? What country does this work speak of and what foods are mentioned?
Essay Topic 3
Fussell writes about the dichotomy between soldiers and officers in the military. Does this dichotomy cause tension between the officers and soldiers? List any works and authors who speak of this dichotomy and what they say about the dichotomy.
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