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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The last of the volumes of Siegfried Sassoon's works is called _____.
(a) Siegfried's Travel.
(b) Siegfried's Journey Through Life.
(c) Siegfried's Journey.
(d) Siegfried's Life.

2. Fussell mentions that some people thought that a certain language was not adequate enough to deal with war. Which language is it?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) German.

3. Fussell shares a story of a soldier who was said to be crucified. What country is this soldier from?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) Britian.
(d) German.

4. What colors came to symbolize injury and hospitalization?
(a) Yellow, red, and green.
(b) Red, white, and blue.
(c) Yellow, red, and blue.
(d) Red, white, and green.

5. In "Oh What a Literary War," the literature of the time is alive with _____.
(a) Realism.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the prolonged implications from soldiers forced in the trenches for a long period of time?

2. Fussell demonstrates the use of pet names for cities and places. What word was used to refer to eat-apples?

3. What do some writers like George Adam's associate the military with?

4. According to Fussell, personalities change as people are exposed to _____.

5. Where were there trenches buried underground for about four hundred miles?

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