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A quiz about the Wilfred Owen poem & its context #TraralgonCollege
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1
What was the main underlying cause of WW 1
Plagiarism
Militarism
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Racism
2
What did Wilfred Owen do?
Worked in a bank
prisoner of war
Soldier in WW 1
Officer in WW 1
3
The first line of the poem;
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks
is an example of;
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
4
Which country was NOT involved in WW 1
USA
Russia
Great Britain
China
5
Which of these tactics was introduced to break the stalemate of trench warfare
air craft
machine guns
gas warfare
the slow walk
6
What was the main cause of WW 1
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Assassination of Adolph Hitler
The Triple Alliance
Bombing of Italy
7
words like "gurgling", "bang", "hoot" are examples of:
Simile
personification
onomatopoeia
Imagery
8
Which of these tactics was NOT part of trenchwarfare
the creeping barrage
going over the top
machine guns
mobile artillery
9
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind.
The term "blood-shod" is an example of;
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
10
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Coughing like hags
Watch the white eyes writhing in his face
Ardent for some desperate glory
Misty panes and thick green light
11
Dulce et Decorum Est Pro patria mori
translates to;
Take a stand for what you believe in
It is a good idea to go to war
It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country
Bringing people together to stand as one
12
What was the main strategy of WW 1
suicide attacks
gas attacks
aerial bombing
trench warfare
13
Metaphor and simile are both examples of;
Imagery
Rhyme
Figurative language
Rhythm
14
What were the three most common gases used in WW 1
neon, mustard and phosgene
chlorine, mustard and methane
mustard, phosgene and chlorine
phosgene, neon and methane
15
Which were the
main
combatants?
Turkey, Australia and England
Germany, Italy, USA and Russia
England, France, Germany, Austria & Russia
USA, France & Russia
16
Who wrote "Dulce et Decorum Est"?
William Allingham
Wilfred Owen
Austin Clarke
Mathew Arnold
17
what is the key idea or message in the poem?
don't go to war
poetry is boring
war is hell
fight for your country
18
Sacks
and
backs. Sludge
and
trudge.
These are examples of;
Rhythm
Rhyme
Metaphor
Imagery
19
"As under a green sea, I saw him drowning" is an example of
simile and metaphor
metaphor
personification
simile
20
What effects did these gases have on humans
burning of skin
choking
all of the above
blindness
21
What is the correct definition of personification?
Giving human or animal characteristics to non-living things
A repetition of consonant sounds
Use of words that sound like what they describe
a comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'
22
What was the area between trenches called?
the great soldier zone
the dead zone
no tolerance land
no man's land
23
When was World War 1?
1814- 1819
1904- 1908
1918-1924
1914-1918
24
When did Wilfred Owen die?
2 days before the war ended
2 weeks before the war ended
2 years before the war ended
2 months before the war ended
