Lesson 4.2.1.12
4.2.1.12 A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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In what year was A Farewell to Arms first published?
- 1914
- 1918
- 1939
- 1929
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Who is the narrator of A Farewell to Arms?
- Frederic Henry
- Rinaldi
- Count Greffi
- Catherine Barkley
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On which military front is Ernest Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms set?
- Gallipoli front
- Eastern front
- Western front
- Italian front
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Which Italian battle or retreat in 1917 forms a turning point in the novel?
- Caporetto
- Cambrai
- Ypres
- Verdun
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What is Catherine Barkley's profession?
- Pharmacist
- Journalist
- Schoolteacher
- Nurse
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In A Farewell to Arms, what does Frederic Henry describe as obscene?
- Abstract words
- Military ranks
- Concrete names
- Foreign places
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Which term best describes Hemingway's prose style in A Farewell to Arms?
- Elaborate and ornate
- Spare and direct
- Highly allegorical
- Stream of consciousness
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What does Hemingway's iceberg theory of narrative writing emphasise?
- Detailed backstory
- Omniscient narrative
- Flowery description
- Unstated subtext
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How does Frederic Henry leave the Italian army in A Farewell to Arms?
- He deserts
- He is discharged
- He surrenders
- He is promoted
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What is Catherine Barkley's fate at the end of A Farewell to Arms?
- Escape to France
- Death from influenza
- Execution as spy
- Death in childbirth
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Which motif recurs at the novel's close and suggests bleakness?
- Snow on mountains
- Rain
- Bells
- Sunshine
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Hemingway served in WW1 in which role?
- Naval gunner
- Cavalry scout
- Ambulance driver
- Artillery officer
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Which generational label, popularised by Gertrude Stein, is often applied to Hemingway?
- The Lost Generation
- The Greatest Generation
- The Silent Generation
- The Beat Generation
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What aspect of war does Hemingway's plain prose style mirror?
- Patriotic duty
- Romantic ideals
- Heroism and glory
- Emptiness and loss
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What role does love play for Frederic and Catherine in A Farewell to Arms?
- A public statement
- A private refuge
- A divine reward
- A patriotic duty
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Which narrative technique involves recounting events from a later point in time?
- Third-person omniscient
- Epistolary narration
- Retrospective narration
- Stream of consciousness
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What key attitude towards war does Frederic's desertion represent?
- Rejection of duty
- Absolute cowardice
- Triumph of nationalism
- Religious devotion
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What tone do Hemingway's short sentences create during violent scenes?
- Emotional and dramatic
- Joyous and excited
- Confused and panicked
- Flat and detached
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Which Italian city features in the novel's story of the lovers' life in the hospital?
- Milan
- Naples
- Florence
- Venice
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Which concept describes a reader's sense that a novel's meaning is deliberately left partly unsaid?
- Subtext
- Epigraph
- Chronology
- Plot summary
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