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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of "To Eros?"
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) War.
(d) Friendship.

2. What aspect of youth is appreciated in "Sonnet: To a Child?"
(a) Adventure.
(b) Joy.
(c) Playfulness.
(d) Innocence.

3. What is the hole called, according to "Not one Corner...?"
(a) The Path of Glory.
(b) The Verdict.
(c) Hell.
(d) Home.

4. Who controls the speaker's life in "The Fates?"
(a) God.
(b) The speaker himself.
(c) The speaker does not know.
(d) Fate.

5. What was Owen's biggest complaint on the front lines of the war?
(a) The crowds.
(b) The food.
(c) The cold.
(d) The mud.

6. Which of the following is NOT used in "Spells and Incantation?"
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Emeralds.
(d) Rubies.

7. According to "Sonnet: To a Child," what do children realize about the world that affects their wisdom?
(a) It is fleeting.
(b) It is evil.
(c) It is a dream.
(d) It is deceptive.

8. What time of day does "From My Diary, July 1914" begin?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) One in the afternoon.
(d) Early morning.

9. What will make men better, according to "As Bronze may be much Beautiful?"
(a) War.
(b) Peace.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Love.

10. Who wins the fight in "Antaeus: A Fragment?"
(a) There is no winner; they both give up.
(b) Antaeus.
(c) Antaeus's enemy.
(d) This is not known.

11. In what year did Owen experience his first gas attack?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1915.

12. Who organized many of Owen's remaining poems?
(a) Edmund Blunden.
(b) Siegfried Sassoon.
(c) John Keats.
(d) Owen himself.

13. What color are the woman's eyes in "The Imbecile?"
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Green.

14. "Sonnet Autumnal" uses the end of summer as an analogy for the end of ___________.
(a) A dream.
(b) War.
(c) A love.
(d) Life.

15. When were the soldiers happy, according to "Happiness?"
(a) When they were children.
(b) In the moments before battle.
(c) In the moments after battle.
(d) When they were in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker sacrifice in "To Eros?"

2. The speaker wants ______________ to honor him in "To My Friend: (With an Identity Disk)."

3. What is the subject of "Bold Horatius" studying?

4. What do the people kiss in "Maundy Thursday?"

5. Whom is the speaker running next to in "To--?"

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