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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Soldiers Bathing?"

2. Fussell points out that what country's soldiers exude moral superiority?

3. Within writings, there are many comparisons of soldiers as sheep being led where?

4. What was the absence of women for some soldiers?

5. Where was the pre-war class system the most pronounced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give examples of words or phrases that stemmed from the war.

2. Explain how the British pre-war class system was the most pronounced in Europe.

3. What is Edmund Blunden's "Undertones of War" about?

4. Describe Wilfred Owen's writings and his service time in the war.

5. How is bathing soldiers a part of wartime literature?

6. How have gardens always been an important factor in English literature and the word pastoral applies to war literature?

7. In Anthony Burgess' book The Wanting Seed, the main character is Tristram Fox, who is in the military and decides the war is a farce and a fake. What happens when Tristram serves on the front line?

8. Explain the relationship between soldier and officer as written about through poems and writings of the time.

9. Describe Robert Graves military life in his book, Goodbye to All That.

10. Give some examples of how writers associate the military with theater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fussell tells the story of the Canadian Crucifixion.

Part 1) Describe the story of the Canadian Crucifixion using as much detail as possible. Who stood watch as the Canadian was being crucified? What was the Canadian being crucified with? Where was the Canadian being crucified? Why was the Canadian being crucified?

Part 2) There are different versions of the Canadian Crucifixion. Why are there different versions of the story?

Part 3) Name any writers who use the Canadian Crucifixion as symbolism for their writing and why they use it.

Essay Topic 2

Fussell chooses many writers to help give examples. Pick one poet and one other writer Fussell mentions in wartime literature. Once the poet and writer have been chosen, write a biography on each of these writers, focusing on why they chose to write in the manner they did and why they chose their subject(s).

Essay Topic 3

The British came into the Great War not having been in a war in about one hundred years. As a result, the British came into battle with assumptions. What assumptions did the British bring into the war? Were they valid assumptions? Why or why not? Did these assumptions help or hinder the British in the war? Give examples to support your answer. If the British enter another war, would it be smart to bring assumptions about previous war experiences into battle with them? Why or why not?

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