Lesson 4.2.1.23
4.2.1.23 The War Poems of Wilfred Owen, ed. Jon Stallworthy Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Who edited The War Poems of Wilfred Owen in the set list?
- Brian Gardner
- Catherine Reilly
- George Walter
- Jon Stallworthy
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Which Wilfred Owen poem features a crippled ex-soldier regretting his choice to enlist for glory?
- Disabled
- Exposure
- Strange Meeting
- Futility
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In which year did Wilfred Owen write Dulce et Decorum Est?
- 1922
- 1917
- 1939
- 1914
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Which Wilfred Owen poem opens with a request to move a dying soldier into the sun?
- Futility
- Exposure
- The Last Laugh
- Disabled
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What is the primary cause of suffering depicted in Wilfred Owen's poem Exposure?
- Artillery bombardment
- Gas attacks
- Bayonet fighting
- Freezing weather
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Which Wilfred Owen poem features a speaker conversing with a slain enemy soldier in hell?
- Strange Meeting
- Mental Cases
- Disabled
- Spring Offensive
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What auditory effect does Wilfred Owen primarily create through his characteristic use of pararhyme?
- Strict regularity
- Melodic resolution
- Dissonance and unease
- Joyful harmony
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Which Wilfred Owen poem begins with soldiers bent double like old beggars?
- Disabled
- The Last Laugh
- Siegfried Sassoon
- Dulce et Decorum Est
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What does Owen's preface say the poetry lies in?
- The statistics
- The geography
- The pity
- The glory
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Which Wilfred Owen poem opens with the question about passing-bells for those who die like cattle?
- Anthem for Doomed Youth
- Futility
- Strange Meeting
- Dulce et Decorum Est
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Which poem by Owen depicts numbness as the soldier's response to horror?
- Exposure
- Futility
- Greater Love
- Insensibility
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Which personal experience directly shaped the realistic war imagery in Wilfred Owen's poetry?
- Home front reporting
- Aerial reconnaissance flight
- Trench warfare service
- Naval combat experience
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What primary technique did Wilfred Owen use to challenge romanticised patriotic war poetry?
- Graphic realism
- Satirical comedy
- Heroic couplets
- Chivalric allegories
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What feeling is primarily created by the graphic imagery in Wilfred Owen's war poetry?
- Patriotic pride
- Romantic nostalgia
- Shock and horror
- Comfort and relief
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Which device, the sound repetition of consonants, does Owen use alongside pararhyme?
- Anaphora
- Litotes
- Hyperbole
- Consonance
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Which technique creates a breathless rhythm in the gas-attack episode of Dulce et Decorum Est?
- Epic catalogue
- Refrain
- Sonnet couplet
- Enjambment
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What attitude towards the glorification of war is expressed throughout Wilfred Owen's poetry?
- Neutral observation
- Enthusiastic support
- Direct opposition
- Quiet resignation
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Which famous phrase from Wilfred Owen's draft preface summarises the central theme of his poetry?
- Dulce et Decorum
- The Horror of War
- The Pity of War
- Glory and Honour
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Which Wilfred Owen poem explores the relationship between an innocent boy and deadly weapons?
- The Sentry
- Arms and the Boy
- Exposure
- Insensibility
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Which Owen poem depicts soldiers leaving home by train for the front?
- Exposure
- Futility
- Strange Meeting
- The Send-Off
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