Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
Germany.

Australia.

The Atlantic Ocean.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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

English professor

Sculptor

Official war correspondent for Australia
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)

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

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?
First person

Third-person omniscient

Third-person limited

Second person
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' death and entrance into the afterlife.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1916

1925

1901

1930
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 2 and 4.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."
shots

clubbing

bang

sparks
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?
Rest in Peace

Unknown seaman

God Bless the Army

Enemy troops lie here
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The triumph of good over evil

Religion

Loss and mourning

The futility of warfare
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Bitter but righteous

Somber and mournful

Angry but hopeful

Confident and victorious
14 What color was the inscription written in?
Red

Purple

Black

Orange
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.
Sorrow

Anger

Confusion

Acceptance
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?
But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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 sand

The ghostly pencil

The wet season
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
6

4

5

3
19 Who buried the sailors?
Their fellow surviving sailors

The speaker

"Someone"

The waves
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?
Personification

Alliteration

Simile

Hyperbole
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?
Darlinghurst Nights

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Thief of the Moon

Earth-Visitors
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

Beach Burial (Title)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

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)
The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

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

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?
Australia

Egypt

Britain

It is unclear from the poem
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
The stanza structure varies

Quintains

Quatrains

Couplets

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