Chapters 1-5

Corporal Himmelstoss had the reputation of being

• the strictest disciplinarian

• the smartest commander

• the kindest and most thoughtful mentor

• None of the Above

In order to cure Tjaden of bed-wetting, Corporal Himmelstoss orders the young soldier to

• March in place for 12 hours

• Clean the latrines

• Bunk above the Kindervater

• None of the Above

Remarque’s depiction of soldier life is harsh and realistic. One positive consequence from their training has been

• Esprit de Corp or Camaraderie

• Extra Food

• A Pension

• Better Relations with Superiors

"When I think about it, Albert," I say after a while rolling over on my back, "when I hear the word 'peace-time,' it goes to my head: and if it really came, I think I would do some unimaginable thing--something, you know, that it's worth having lain here in the muck for. But I can't even imagine anything. All I do know is that this business about professions and studies and salaries and so on--it makes me sick, it is and always was disgusting. I don't see anything at all, Albert."

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• The disillusionment of war

• The triviality of civilian life

• All of the a

  Above

• None of the Above

"What was the purpose of the Poetic League of Göttingen?" asked Müller suddenly and earnestly. "How many children had Charles the Bald?" I interrupt gently. "You'll never make anything of your life, Bäumer," croaks Müller. "When was the battle of Zana?" Kropp wants to know. "You lack the studious mind, Kropp, sit down, three minus--" I say. "What offices did Lycurgus consider the most important for the state?" asks Müller, pretending to take off his pince-nez. "Does it go: 'We Germans fear God and none else in the whole world,' or 'We, the Germans, fear God and--' " I submit. "How many inhabitants has Melbourne?" asks Müller. "How do you expect to succeed in life if you don't know that?" I ask Albert hotly. Which he caps with: "What is meant by Cohesion?"

What can be inferred from these questions?

• The final exam questions before field exercises

• That much of what is learned in military school is insignificant

• Preparation for interrogation by superiors

• None of the Above