Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Listening to the Past: The Experience of War

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1. Which of these characterized the portion of the lines known as “Souchez”?

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Correct: The answer is c. As a consequence of its limited cover, every battalion sent to defend Souchez lost many men.
Incorrect: The answer is c. As a consequence of its limited cover, every battalion sent to defend Souchez lost many men.
1. Which of these characterized the portion of the lines known as “Souchez”?

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2. What does the German soldier’s account suggest about wartime journalism in Germany?

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Correct: The answer is b. The soldier assumed that his reader had gained a false impression of the war from reading the newspapers, one that emphasized heroism and ignored the realities of combat.
Incorrect: The answer is b. The soldier assumed that his reader had gained a false impression of the war from reading the newspapers, one that emphasized heroism and ignored the realities of combat.
2. What does the German soldier’s account suggest about wartime journalism in Germany?

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3. The excerpt from the writings of a Viennese woman provides evidence of which of the following?

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Correct: The answer is d. Vienna had severe food shortages, with people going to great lengths to acquire food that they might not have considered edible before the war.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Vienna had severe food shortages, with people going to great lengths to acquire food that they might not have considered edible before the war.
3. The excerpt from the writings of a Viennese woman provides evidence of which of the following?

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4. Based on the account of the Viennese woman, what might explain the “atmosphere of mistrust” that pervaded the crowd waiting for meat rations?

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Correct: The answer is c. According to author, the people in line “were all careful not to say too much or to betray anything that might get them into trouble.”
Incorrect: The answer is c. According to author, the people in line “were all careful not to say too much or to betray anything that might get them into trouble.”
4. Based on the account of the Viennese woman, what might explain the “atmosphere of mistrust” that pervaded the crowd waiting for meat rations?

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5. Which of these best explains the conditions the residents of Vienna endured during the war?

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Correct: The answer is c. As a result of the Allied blockade, the population of the Central Powers suffered much more deprivation during the war than did the Allied population.
Incorrect: The answer is c. As a result of the Allied blockade, the population of the Central Powers suffered much more deprivation during the war than did the Allied population.
5. Which of these best explains the conditions the residents of Vienna endured during the war?