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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adversary Proceedings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the 1916 Haig disaster, what equipment was introduced as a weapon?
(a) All answers are incorrect.
(b) Machine gun.
(c) Rifle.
(d) Tank.

2. In Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man where is the main character in autumn of 1914?
(a) Front Line.
(b) Firing Line.
(c) Reserve Line.
(d) Cavalry.

3. By the end of 1917, which country had withdrawn from the war due to the Bolshevik Revolution?
(a) Britian.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

4. How many men lost their lives in World War I?
(a) Nine million.
(b) Eight and a half million.
(c) Ten million.
(d) Eight million.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character in the book Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, the book that Fussell uses for discussion?

2. The British had failed to do what by Christmas 1915?

3. Most of the author's reference of sunrise and sunset are gone by what?

4. What month and year did America enter World War I?

5. Specifically stated in the story, the troops in the trenches felt how?

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