Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?

The Atlantic Ocean.

Australia.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Germany.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)

pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?

Sculptor

Official war correspondent for Australia

Army officer

English professor
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)

Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?

Second person

First person

Third-person omniscient

Third-person limited
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.

The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?

1916

1930

1925

1901
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 6 and 7.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."

shots

bang

sparks

clubbing
10 Which of the following elements of nature is NOT mentioned in the poem?

Ocean foam

Sand

Soil

Wood
11 What did an unknown person write on the makeshift graves?

Unknown seaman

Enemy troops lie here

Rest in Peace

God Bless the Army
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"

The futility of warfare

The triumph of good over evil

Loss and mourning

Religion
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?

Somber and mournful

Confident and victorious

Bitter but righteous

Angry but hopeful
14 What color was the inscription written in?

Purple

Orange

Black

Red
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.

Anger

Acceptance

Sorrow

Confusion
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)

The breath of the wet season has washed their inscriptions / As blue as drowned men’s lips (Lines 15-16)

The words choke as they begin – / ‘Unknown seaman’ (Lines 12-13)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?

The ocean

The ghostly pencil

The sand

The wet season
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?

5

3

6

4
19 Who buried the sailors?

The waves

The speaker

"Someone"

Their fellow surviving sailors
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?

Alliteration

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?

Thief of the Moon

Darlinghurst Nights

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Earth-Visitors
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

Beach Burial (Title)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)

In the morning light, the sailors are jumping from the ships onto the beach

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water

The sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning
24 The sailors fought for which nation?

It is unclear from the poem

Egypt

Australia

Britain
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?

The stanza structure varies

Quintains

Quatrains

Couplets

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