1 Which of the following best describes the speaker? Someone who wishes he was a military authority Someone who actively dislikes military authority Someone who hints at disliking military authority A soldier 2 Who is being satirized in the poem? Soldiers War lovers Majors Generals 3 What is satirization? the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues the use of bitterness to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of personal issues the use of bitterness to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of personal issues 4 What is the poet's name? Sigfried Sasson Siegfried Sassoon Segfred Sassoon Alfred Sassoon 5 What sentiment is expressed in the poem? Anti-war Hunger for power War mongering Pacifist 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? How many lines? 1, 10 2, 8 2, 10 1, 8 7 What is the poem's meter? Blank verse Free verse Iambic pentameter Iambic tetrameter 8 Finish this quote: "And when the war is done _____" and I am asleep in bed and youth stone dead and the young are dead horrors fill my head 9 What qualities does the speaker imagine embodying in the first lines? Scarlet Fierce, bald, and short of breath The ability to send soldiers up the lines Guzzling and gulping 10 What collection was this poem published in? Memoirs of an Infantry Officer Counter-Attack and Other Poems The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon Sequences 11 What document led to Sassoon's treatment for shell shock? A Soldier's Statement A Soldier's Declaration A Soldier's Sentiment A Soldier's Letter 12 Which war does this poem allude to? Crimean War Franco-Prussian War World War One World War Two 13 Which of the following is NOT a theme? Celebration of Returning Soldiers The Inevitability of Death Satirizing Military Authority Anti-War Sentiment 14 Why are the majors referred to as scarlet? The color references their taste for red wine, compared to the thirst and starvation experienced by the soldiers The color possibly references the soldiers' uniforms and the responsibility the majors have for human life The color possibly references their uniforms, their overindulgence, and the blood on their hands The color possibly references their overindulgence, their responsibilities, and the blood on their hands 15 Which quote best expresses the theme "The Inevitability of Death"? I'd live with scarlet Majors at the Base, And when the war is done and youth stone dead, And speed glum heroes up the line to death. I'd toddle safely home and die—in bed. 16 What is the final twist at the end of the poem? The soldiers are stone dead The majors drink wine The majors also die The soldiers return home 17 What is the double meaning of "base"? Beginning and guitar Foundational and despicable Bottom and wonderful Organized and strong 18 Why are the soldier's referred to as "glum heroes"? They were drafted Unspecified, but presumably because they have meager rations They are unwilling to fight Unspecified, but presumably because they have already experienced or heard about the horrors of war 19 Why did Sassoon receive a Military Cross? He did not receive this award For refusing to cease fighting For sacrificing himself For bringing back a wounded soldier while under heavy fire 20 Which fellow soldier-poet interceded on Sassoon's behalf when he sent his declaration? Robert Graves Wilfred Owen Rupert Brooke August Stramm 21 Which line disrupts the pattern of iambic pentameter? Yes, we've lost heavily in this last scrap." Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel And speed glum heroes up the line to death I'd say—"I used to know his father well; 22 What effect does iambic pentameter have in the poem? It sounds like footsteps It has no impact It creates a steady rhythm reminiscent of marching It sounds like a horse, reminiscent of a cavalry 23 Which is not an example of alliteration? Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel my puffy petulant face, Yes, we've lost heavily in this last scrap. Reading the Roll of Honour 24 What is alliteration? the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words (of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. repeating, sonic units 25 What is the implication of the major's passing comments? That the majors are disillusioned by the death caused by war That the majors have no respect for the lives of the soldiers That the majors also fought in battle That the majors have been personally impacted by the war