Wilfred Owen Biography

How Old was Wilfred Owen when he died?

• 19

• 25

• 23

• 20

When did Owen join the Army?

• 1918

• 1915

• 1914

• 1945

Wilfred Owen was...

• German

• British

• Australian

• American

Did Owen join the army as a conscript (i.e. he was told he had to join) or as a volunteer?

• Conscript

• Volunteer

Why was Owen sent to Craiglockhart hospital in 1917?

• To recover from a serious leg wound

• To recover from shell shock

• To recover from a head injury

Which poet did Owen meet at Craiglockhart who would go on to influence his work?

• Siegfreid Sassoon

• Pablo Picasso

• Sylvia Plath

• Rupi Kaur

Wilfred Owen was born in Shropshire on 18 March...

• 1893

• 1853

• 1900

• 1915

Before the war, Owen was a language tutor in France

• True

• False

Owen found soldiering easy and fulfilling

• True

• False

What is shellshock?

• The waves of aftershock felt after an explosion

• When soldiers are affected by shrapnel

• psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment.