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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do soldiers feel about Death in "The Next War?"
(a) They are not afraid.
(b) They are enemies.
(c) They are afraid.
(d) They are friends.

4. Men who become immune to the horrors of war are what, according to "Insensibility?"
(a) Animals.
(b) Already dead.
(c) On their way to peace.
(d) Lucky.

5. What is the first poem in Collected Poems?
(a) "Dulce Et Decorum Est."
(b) "Strange Meeting."
(c) "Greater Love."
(d) "Insensibility."

6. In what season does "Exposure" take place?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

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

8. A statue of whom is left intact in "Le Christianisme?"
(a) Jesus.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) St. Joseph.
(d) St. Francis of Assisi.

9. What happened to the weapons when the soldier woke up in "Soldier's Dream?"
(a) They were rusted.
(b) They had no ammunition.
(c) There were not enough of them for all the soldiers.
(d) They were fixed.

10. What does the speaker of "Disabled" want someone to do for him?
(a) Hug him.
(b) Take him home.
(c) Write to his mother on his behalf.
(d) Put him to bed.

11. 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.

12. What job is the speaker of "A Terre" willing to do?
(a) Clean toilets.
(b) Beg on the streets.
(c) Muck horse stalls.
(d) Sweep floors.

13. How does the speaker try to wake a soldier in "Futility?"
(a) With smelling salts.
(b) By shaking him.
(c) By tossing water in his face.
(d) By moving him into the sun.

14. Where does the soldier wake up in "Conscious?"
(a) In a hospital.
(b) In a prison.
(c) Behind enemy lines.
(d) In a trench.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sentry say he sees later in "The Sentry?"

2. What does the speaker in "The Calls" use sounds to mark?

3. Which of the following did Owen's parents NOT expose him to?

4. Whose love is dying, according to "Exposure?"

5. What instrument did Owen learn to play?

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