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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whom is the speaker writing to in "The Letter?"
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister.

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

5. Where is the squad going when one soldier falls to the ground in "The Dead-Beat?"
(a) Their destination is not known.
(b) A warehouse.
(c) Its trench.
(d) A boat.

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

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

8. What is stopped in "Soldier's Dream?"
(a) Troop movements.
(b) Arguments.
(c) Combat.
(d) Machinery.

9. What fate does Jim receive in "The Chances?"
(a) Victory.
(b) Death.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Capture.

10. How many outcomes are there in battle, according to "The Chances?"
(a) An infinite number.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

12. What attacks the soldiers in "Dulce Et Decorum Est" as they return to the trench?
(a) Gas.
(b) An enemy squadron.
(c) A pack of wild dogs.
(d) They attack each other.

13. What two items does a soldier come to appreciate in "Arms and the Boy?"
(a) Bayonets and bullets.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Dry socks and gloves.
(d) Prayer and music.

14. Where do the soldiers seek refuge in "The Sentry?"
(a) A dugout.
(b) A warehouse.
(c) A foxhole.
(d) An abandoned guard tower.

15. Where are the soldiers walking in "At a Cavalry near the Ancre?"
(a) Through a trench.
(b) In a field.
(c) Down a road.
(d) This is not known.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what nation was Owen born?

2. What will the soldier not do, according to "Arms and the Boy?"

3. How many soldiers are killed in "The Last Laugh?"

4. What signal do the soldiers in "Spring Offensive" receive that the battle is starting?

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

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