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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Soldier Boys.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Exposure"?
(a) Herbert Reads
(b) Edmund Blunden
(c) David Jones.
(d) Wilfred Owens

2. What color are the Germans usually described in by soldiers who spent long periods of time in the trenches?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Grey.

3. The farmers who continued to work their fields behind the lines were surrounded by what?
(a) Rumors.
(b) Guards.
(c) Fences.
(d) Troops.

4. What did the British commander think the 1916 battle against Germany would do?
(a) Strengthen British forces.
(b) Bring an end to the war.
(c) Weaken British forces.
(d) Defeat German forces.

5. What were these trenches called?
(a) French ditches.
(b) British Line.
(c) German Line.
(d) Line of Belguim.

Short Answer Questions

1. If it was a quiet day, what did troops do during the day?

2. Where did this battle the British commander was preparing for against the Germans take place?

3. What type of soldiers are considered vulnerable in wartime literature?

4. What does the speaker at an elegy become aware of?

5. What was the title of the poem that spoke of the symbolization for the colors for hospitalization and injury?

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