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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Myth, Ritual, and Romance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some rumors fed many _____.
(a) Lies.
(b) Folktails.
(c) Poems.
(d) Short stories.

2. Fussell refers to the Great War as what?
(a) The most hideous and the most humorous.
(b) The most hideous and the most outrageous.
(c) The most ironic and the most humorous.
(d) The most hideous and the most ironic.

3. What month and year did America enter World War I?
(a) April 1918.
(b) April 1917.
(c) March 1918.
(d) May 1917.

4. In "How Young They Died," a soldier, after two weeks in France, feels how?
(a) Happy.
(b) Confused.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Mad.

5. In what month was the peace armistice signed for World War I?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second part of the trilogy concerned with?

2. Who is the author of the poem that spoke of symbolism for the colors for hospitalization and injury?

3. What was the difference between British commanders Haig and Plumer?

4. What are some different types of trenches called?

5. How long in 1916 did the British commander prepare his troops for the battle against the Germans?

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