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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 Fussell, personalities change as people are exposed to _____.
(a) Weapons.
(b) Rumors.
(c) War.
(d) Drugs.

2. What time in the morning did the day begin for the troops in the trenches?
(a) Five thirty.
(b) Three thirty.
(c) Four oclock.
(d) Four thirty.

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

4. One store that had a gift assortment that could be sent to men at the front was _____.
(a) JC Penney.
(b) Sears.
(c) Macy's.
(d) Harrods.

5. During this time, what was considered the main form of entertainment?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Literature and the arts.
(d) Sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the British commander, what was obvious to him throughout the first part of the war?

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

3. During World War II, where did many soldiers fight from?

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

5. Which cemeteries did the traditional social distinctions not apply?

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