World War 1 Poetry Context Quiz

Where in France did trench warfare take place?

• Northern front

• Eastern front

• Southern front

• Western front

What was No-man's land sometimes covered with?

• Barbed wire and glass

• Barbed wire and landmines

• Glass and landmines

• Rocks and glass

Which poet wrote 'The Wound in Time'?

• Wilfred Owen

• Carol Ann Duffy

• Rupert Brooke

• Siegfried Sassoon

What is the word for the this definition - 'Extreme nationalism.'

• Patriotism

• Zealous

• Jingoism

• Ardent

What pattern were trenches built in?

• Diagonal

• Curved

• Horizontal

• Zig Zag

How old was the youngest British soldier in WW1?

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

What caused trench fever?

• Rats

• Lice

• Frogs

• Ants

Where is the war memorial the 'Cenotaph'?

• Covent Garden, London

• Soho, London

• Whitehall, London

• Knightsbridge, London

What is the structure of a sonnet?

• 10 lines written in iambic pentameter

• 14 lines written in iambic pentameter

• 12 lines written in iambic pentameter

• 8 lines written in iambic pentameter

What were the dates of World War I?

• 28th July 1914 - 11th November 1918

• 28th July 1912 - 11th November 1918

• 28th July 1914 - 11th November 1916

• 28th July 1911 - 11th November 1914