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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 115-130.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What signal do the soldiers in "Spring Offensive" receive that the battle is starting?
(a) Word from their commander.
(b) The sound of the enemy approaching.
(c) A bugle call.
(d) A cold breeze.

2. What are men reading in "Smile, Smile, Smile?"
(a) The newspaper.
(b) War propaganda brochures.
(c) Letters from home.
(d) Telegrams from superior officers.

3. Which of the following did Owen's parents NOT expose him to?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Literature.
(c) Art.
(d) Music.

4. What does the speaker hold up to the sentry in "The Sentry?"
(a) Nothing.
(b) A gun.
(c) A light.
(d) His hand.

5. What does the speaker of "The Show" see slinking into ditches?
(a) Caterpillars.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Civilians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker want to happen to the piece of artillery after the war, according to "Sonnet?"

2. According to "Apologia Pro Poemate Meo," what feeling is fleeting for soldiers in war?

3. What kind of accent does the speaker use in "The Chances?"

4. Owen's preface says his poems are about __________.

5. What is causing the speaker in "A Terre" to lose part of his body?

(see the answer key)

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