Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Germany.

The Atlantic Ocean.

Australia.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
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)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
English professor

Sculptor

Official war correspondent for Australia

Army officer
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

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

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

Second person

Third-person omniscient

Third-person limited
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

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.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1916

1925

1901

1930
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 18 and 20.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."
clubbing

bang

sparks

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

Ocean foam

Sand

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

God Bless the Army

Rest in Peace

Enemy troops lie here
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The futility of warfare

Loss and mourning

The triumph of good over evil

Religion
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Bitter but righteous

Somber and mournful

Confident and victorious

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

Orange

Red

Black
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.
Confusion

Acceptance

Anger

Sorrow
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?
The words choke as they begin – / ‘Unknown seaman’ (Lines 12-13)

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

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)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The ocean

The wet season

The sand

The ghostly pencil
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
3

5

6

4
19 Who buried the sailors?
Their fellow surviving sailors

"Someone"

The speaker

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

Simile

Hyperbole

Alliteration
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?
Beach Burial (Title)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)
The fighting has moved from the beach into the water

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

The sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves
24 The sailors fought for which nation?
Egypt

Australia

It is unclear from the poem

Britain
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
The stanza structure varies

Quintains

Quatrains

Couplets

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