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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pépin die?
(a) To a sniper.
(b) To an artillery shell.
(c) To friendly fire.
(d) To trench-foot.

2. What unusual preparation does Bertrand make for the offensive?
(a) He attaches knives to certain soldier's greatcoats.
(b) He makes strange marks on the trench's walls with chalk.
(c) He reads a meaningless passage from Leviticus to the men.
(d) He takes a single bullet from each man's supplies.

3. What are the "Zouaves' Cells"?
(a) Forward trenches.
(b) Special artillery shells.
(c) Shelters.
(d) Groups of spies.

4. According to Cocon, each regiment includes how many non-combatants?
(a) 20 non-combatants.
(b) 250 non-combatants.
(c) 100 non-combatants.
(d) 50 non-combatants.

5. What do the men note about the commandant?
(a) He has the accent of a peasant.
(b) He is harsh and capricious.
(c) He hates animals.
(d) He can't smoke a pipe without scorching it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pépin states that engages should not boast of having served unless they do which of the following?

2. What happens to some of the rats that eat the corpses on the battlefield?

3. What do the men concede with regards to the "shirkers"?

4. According to Volpatte, how many shirkers are there in the depots?

5. What does Volpatte say about the four great rivers of France?

(see the answer key)

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