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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does an old buffer describe the men as?
(a) Young idiots.
(b) Young trouble-makers.
(c) Young heroes.
(d) Too young to know better.

2. What did the man that Baumer kills do for a living?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Postman.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Printer.

3. What exasperates the men more than the front line?
(a) The rear-area.
(b) Their commanding officers.
(c) The food.
(d) Full-dress parades.

4. What does Baumer fall in when counter-attacking the French?
(a) Love with a French girl.
(b) A trench.
(c) A dug-out.
(d) Someone's belly.

5. What happens to Paul when he is in the shell-holes?
(a) He is overcome by fear.
(b) He is caught in an enemy attack and must hide.
(c) He kills a man.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many recruits die for each one veteran killed?

2. What are the French famous for on the front?

3. What does every soldier believe in and trust?

4. What do the men throw at the enemy soldiers?

5. What is there a lot more of now in the trenches?

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