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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 caused Owen to mature as a poet, according to the author of the Introduction?
(a) The birth of his first child.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) World War I.
(d) His marriage.

2. Where was Owen killed?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Austria.
(d) England.

3. Where did Owen go after leaving his position as an assistant?
(a) Germany.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.

4. Where does the speaker of "Strange Meeting" realize he is?
(a) Hell.
(b) At home.
(c) Heaven.
(d) France.

5. In what nation was Owen born?
(a) The United States of America.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first poem in Collected Poems?

2. "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo" discusses the occasional ______ of war.

3. When did Owen arrive on the front as an infantryman in World War I?

4. What poet helped Owen with his literary ambitions?

5. Who is the old man in "The Parable of the Old Man and the Young?"

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