Lesson 4.2.1.15

4.2.1.15 All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (Vintage edition) Quiz: AQA English Literature A, Unit 2

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Lesson 4.2.1.15, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (Vintage edition): 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA English Literature A (7712), Unit 2: Texts in shared contexts, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. In what year was Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front first published in German?

    • 1914
    • 1928
    • 1945
    • 1939

  2. Who is the narrator and protagonist of All Quiet on the Western Front?

    • Paul Baumer
    • Stanislaus Katczinsky
    • Albert Kropp
    • Himmelstoss

  3. What is the nationality of the author Erich Maria Remarque?

    • German
    • Austrian
    • British
    • French

  4. Which teacher persuades Paul and his classmates to enlist?

    • Bertens
    • Himmelstoss
    • Tjaden
    • Kantorek

  5. Which character is the sergeant-like drill instructor Paul despises?

    • Himmelstoss
    • Katczinsky
    • Muller
    • Kropp

  6. What is the nickname of the older, wise soldier Paul relies on?

    • Leer
    • Tjaden
    • Kat
    • Haie

  7. How does Paul die?

    • He is killed in October 1918, on a day when the front is quiet
    • He is executed for desertion by a firing squad after a military court has tried him
    • He is shot during a peace negotiation as the two sides meet to discuss terms
    • He dies of disease in a hospital bed far behind the lines, weeks after his wounds

  8. Which feature of the novel's title is most ironic?

    • Its reference to a nation at peace in which the war has long since been forgotten
    • Its reference to a holiday in which soldiers were allowed to leave the front
    • Its reference to naval battles that were fought at sea far from the Western Front
    • Its description of a quiet day despite Paul's death

  9. Which translator produced the Vintage edition used for the AQA specification?

    • Susan Hill
    • Ian Hislop
    • Peter Whelan
    • Brian Murdoch

  10. Which film adaptation of the novel won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

    • The Wizard of Oz, the 1939 musical fantasy about a girl carried to a magical land
    • Gone with the Wind, the 1939 epic set in the American South during the Civil War
    • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
    • Casablanca, the 1942 romance set in North Africa during the Second World War

  11. What is the central perspective of the novel?

    • A politician's view of the peace settlement negotiated in Paris after the Armistice
    • A civilian's view from a safe city, untouched by the fighting and its horrors
    • A young soldier's disillusioned view of the war from the front line
    • A general's strategic view of battle plans drawn up far behind the front line

  12. Which concept describes a character's experience of being unable to return to civilian life?

    • Patriotism
    • Industrialisation
    • Diplomacy
    • Alienation

  13. Evaluate: how does Remarque's depiction of comradeship function in the novel?

    • It shows the soldiers were entirely indifferent to each other
    • It provides a fragile source of meaning amid the destruction
    • It presents comradeship as a formal military duty only
    • It removes all emotional content from the narrative

  14. What is the German term for the novel's title, which Remarque used?

    • Die Blechtrommel, the novel by Gunter Grass about a boy who refuses to grow
    • Der Zauberberg, the novel by Thomas Mann about a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps
    • Im Westen nichts Neues
    • Im Kriege Friede, a phrase used by the government to describe its wartime peace

  15. Why does the novel's perspective matter for a reading of WW1 literature?

    • It is a diary kept by a neutral observer who watched the fighting from a safe distance
    • It is a historical survey of diplomacy written to explain the causes of the war
    • It is written by a British officer, which supports the official policy of the government
    • It offers a German view of the war, complicating a purely British perspective

  16. Which statement best describes the novel's ending?

    • It resolves all of Paul's conflicts with a peace treaty
    • It closes with the impersonal official report of a quiet day
    • It ends with a victorious parade through Berlin
    • It finishes with a comic dialogue between the friends

  17. Which literary device is most visible in the novel's use of plain, unadorned description?

    • Extended simile in verse, which compares the war to a series of natural events
    • Elaborate metaphor that builds layers of images across each long and ornate passage
    • Epic catalogue that lists the ships, soldiers and heroes who fought in each battle
    • Understatement and stark realism

  18. Which concept refers to the novel's repeated depiction of war's dehumanising effect?

    • Imperial expansion
    • Enlightenment
    • Brutalisation
    • Industrial efficiency

  19. Which statement best describes the relationship between Paul and his former teachers?

    • He becomes a teacher himself and repeats their ideals
    • He remains loyal and admires their leadership
    • He comes to see their patriotic ideals as false and destructive
    • He leaves the army to join the diplomatic corps

  20. Which broader context helps explain the novel's disillusionment?

    • The growth of the Olympic movement and the spread of international sporting games
    • The rise of television in the 1920s and the new programmes it brought to homes
    • The gap between wartime propaganda and the reality of trench warfare
    • The peaceful expansion of Britain's empire and its growth in trade across the world

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