Collected Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Collected Poems Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the old man in "The Parable of the Old Man and the Young?"
(a) Owen.
(b) Isaac.
(c) An unnamed soldier.
(d) Abraham.

2. What kind of trauma from war do the soldiers suffer in "Mental Cases?"
(a) None.
(b) Physical.
(c) Verbal.
(d) Psychological.

3. Who wishes they could go to war in "S.I.W.?"
(a) The soldier's father.
(b) The soldier's brothers.
(c) The soldier's classmates.
(d) The soldier's sisters.

4. What is causing the speaker in "A Terre" to lose part of his body?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) This is not known.
(c) An explosion.
(d) An infection.

5. A statue of whom is left intact in "Le Christianisme?"
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) St. Francis of Assisi.
(c) Jesus.
(d) St. Joseph.

6. What does the sentry say about himself in "The Sentry?"
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is a friend.
(c) He plans to kill them if they fall asleep.
(d) He knows how to help them escape.

7. What did Owen study while he was working as an assistant?
(a) Latin.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Library science.
(d) Priesthood.

8. Owen's preface says his poems are about __________.
(a) Men.
(b) Love.
(c) Himself.
(d) War.

9. According to "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo," what does life become in war?
(a) Everything.
(b) Precious.
(c) Absurdity.
(d) Irrelevant.

10. What is every day the end of, according to "Anthem for Doomed Youth?"
(a) A nightmare.
(b) A lifetime.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A war.

11. What poet helped Owen with his literary ambitions?
(a) William Carlos Williams.
(b) Laurent Tailhade.
(c) T. S. Eliot.
(d) John Keats.

12. When is news of the soldier delivered in "The Dead-Beat?"
(a) The next day.
(b) Hours later.
(c) A week later.
(d) News is never delivered.

13. What happened to the weapons when the soldier woke up in "Soldier's Dream?"
(a) They were fixed.
(b) There were not enough of them for all the soldiers.
(c) They were rusted.
(d) They had no ammunition.

14. What is the first poem in Collected Poems?
(a) "Strange Meeting."
(b) "Insensibility."
(c) "Greater Love."
(d) "Dulce Et Decorum Est."

15. How long after Owen's death did World War I end?
(a) One week.
(b) Four months.
(c) Almost a year.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What marks the passing of the soldiers in "Anthem for Doomed Youth?"

2. Where are the soldiers walking in "At a Cavalry near the Ancre?"

3. Where did Owen attend college?

4. What fate does Jim receive in "The Chances?"

5. Who rises above the battlefield with the speaker in "The Show?"

(see the answer keys)

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