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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Theater of War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the British commander, what was obvious to him throughout the first part of the war?
(a) They needed a stronger army.
(b) They needed a better attack plan.
(c) They needed men to enlist.
(d) They needed more army members.

2. Most of the author's reference of sunrise and sunset are gone by what?
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) World War II.
(c) Civil War.
(d) World War I.

3. Who was British and was said to contribute to theater in Britain, basically being considered a national asset?
(a) Blunden.
(b) Graves.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. Who does Fussell mention is a very popular author of the time?
(a) Siegfried Sassoon.
(b) George Sherston.
(c) Evelyn Waugh.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

5. What are along the Somme today where the fierce battles were fought?
(a) Highways.
(b) Fruit orchards.
(c) Vegetable fields.
(d) Residential houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Robert Grave's enter the military?

2. According to the crucifixion story, what was the soldier crucified to?

3. In total, about how many miles of trenches were built around an area and used around the winter of 1914?

4. At the beginning of World War I, who was the British commander?

5. Before World War I, how many years had it been since Britian was engaged in a major war?

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