Siegfried Sassoon: Poems Quizzes

Siegfried Sassoon: Poems Quiz

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1 Which of the following is not an accurate description of Sassoon's career?

He is among the most anthologized WWI poets

Before the war, he wrote Georgian verse

He wrote several memoirs alongside poetry

He is best known for his religious verse
2 Which of the following was not an influence on Sassoon's writing?

Catholic faith

Nature

Fox hunting

WWII
3 Which award did Sassoon receive?

the National Book Award

Medal of Honor

the Military Cross

the Nobel Prize
4 What did Sassoon wish to be remembered by?

For his war poems

Firstly for his devotional poetry, and secondly for his prose memoirs

For his early Georgian verse

For his devotional poetry only
5 What heritage does Sassoon not write about?

His Sephardic heritage on his father's side

His Anglo-Catholic heritage

His life as a gay man

His Ashkenazi heritage on his mother's side
6 What passions did Sassoon pursue before the war?

Riding and painting

Poker and writing

Writing and riding

Hunting and writing
7 What practice did Sassoon connect his early writing to?

Praying

Painting

Hunting

Music
8 How did Sassoon characterize his early writing in The Weald of Youth?

the pursuit of prey

sharp poetic notes

brushstrokes of color and sound

vague poetic feeling set to remembered music
9 What nickname was Sassoon given during the war?

Mad Jack

Oscar Wild

Mad Max

Siegfried the Brave
10 Why was Sassoon given a nickname during the war?

Because of his near-suicidal exploits

Because of his cowardice

Because of his anti-war sentiment

Because he hated patriotism
11 What was Sassoon's famous anti-war statement called?

A Soldier's Sentiment

A Soldier's Statement

A Soldier's Letter

A Soldier's Declaration
12 From what perspective do many of Sassoon's poems speak?

First person

Second person

Through dialogue

Third person
13 Which of the following symbols or motifs does not appear in Sassoon's poetry?

Darkness

The Colosseum

The Hawthorn Tree

Roll of Honour
14 Which poem contains the line "No one spoke of him again"?

The Rear-Guard

Counter-Attack

Absolution

Suicide in the Trenches
15 What is Georgian verse?

Odes to King George IV

A modern style of writing that remains sentimental

A style of Victorian poetry that honors the landscape

A school of English poetry concerned with the English countryside
16 What form did Sassoon express a preference for, especially early on?

Aubade

Sonnet

Ode

Sestina
17 What other genre is Sassoon known for?

Satire

Verse Fable

Drama

Speculative Poetry
18 Which other famous war poet did Sassoon have an influence on?

Edwin Rolfe

Wilfred Owen

Robert Graves

Karl Shapiro
19 When did Sassoon die?

1957

1967

1966

1920
20 What was the major turning point in Sassoon's career?

Winning the Military Cross

His graduation from Cambridge

World War II

World War I
21 What was significant about the year 1957 for Sassoon?

He converted to Judaism

He converted to Catholicism

He published his first religious verse

He died of cancer
22 Which of the following employs a bitter and sarcastic tone?

Base Details

The Death-Bed

The Rear-Guard

The Hawthorn Tree
23 What was Sassoon's first collection of war poems?

Counter-Attack and Other Poems

The Old Huntsman and Other Poems

Orpheus in Diloeryum

The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon
24 The use of what type of language differentiates Sassoon's pre-war poetry from the poems he wrote during and after experiencing the war?

Metaphors

Figurative speech

Pastoral images

Colloquialisms
25 Which poem best exemplifies Sassoon's ability to write simultaneously about nature and war?

The Rear-Guard

Attack

Hyacinth

Melodies

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