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Quiz for Primary Source 25.2: Poetry in the Trenches

Question

1. What was the central message of McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields”?

That British and German soldiers were alike in death

That all killing in war was senseless

That the living should finish the fight the dead began

That the living should give up the fight that took the lives of the dead

Correct. The answer is c. Speaking for the Allied dead, McCrae urged the living to “take up our quarrel with the foe.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. Speaking for the Allied dead, McCrae urged the living to “take up our quarrel with the foe.”

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2. Wilfred Owen’s graphic description of war in the trenches in “Dulce et Decorum Est” was meant to

serve as a counter to romantic ideas about military combat.

inspire his readers with a hatred of the Germans.

underscore the nobility of the sacrifice young British men were making for their country.

inspire young British men to join the fight.

Correct. The answer is a. Owen was determined to demonstrate that there was nothing ennobling or heroic about the reality of combat on the Western Front.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Owen was determined to demonstrate that there was nothing ennobling or heroic about the reality of combat on the Western Front.

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3. Which of these is emphasized in Siegfried Sassoon’s “Attack”?

The ideals for which the war was fought

The noble qualities of the British

The barbarity of the Germans

The role of technology in World War I

Correct. The answer is d. Sassoon’s description of an assault emphasized the weapons and equipment used, making specific mention of tanks, wire, bombs, guns, shovels, battle-gear, and wrist watches.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Sassoon’s description of an assault emphasized the weapons and equipment used, making specific mention of tanks, wire, bombs, guns, shovels, battle-gear, and wrist watches.