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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 35-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Owen take after his position as an assistant?
(a) University professor.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Tutor.
(d) Grammar school teacher.

2. "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo" discusses the occasional ______ of war.
(a) Justifications.
(b) Retreats.
(c) Joys.
(d) Ends.

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

4. In "Greater Love," which is the greater love?
(a) Romantic love for a woman.
(b) Love for fallen comrades.
(c) Love of country.
(d) Love of freedom.

5. According to "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo," what feeling is fleeting for soldiers in war?
(a) Joy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Peace.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Greater Love," which is the lesser love?

2. What caused Owen to mature as a poet, according to the author of the Introduction?

3. In what year did Owen leave home?

4. Where was Owen killed?

5. What did Owen study while he was working as an assistant?

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