Song of the Mud/Dulce et Decorum Est
Authored by DANIYEL JOHNSON
English
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following are characteristics of the mud in the poem “The Song of the Mud”? Choose three options.
a. It covers the soldiers.
b. It slides down a mountain.
c. It swallows the dead without leaving a mark of their passing
d. It clogs the machinery of war and causes it to break down.
f. It causes nations to go to war over territory
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In “The Song of the Mud,” what is the speaker’s attitude toward war?
a. She believes it is a necessary evil that must be endured.
b. She thinks it is something to celebrate by singing about it.
c. She condemns it as a wasteful slaughter of people.
d. She supports the war effort and thinks it is a heroic opportunity.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In “Dulce et Decorum Est,” what wartime memory haunts the speaker’s dreams?
a. the bloody feet of comrades who had lost their boots
b. the exhausting and mindless march through sludge
c. the sound of artillery shells exploding nearby
d. the death of a comrade during a gas attack
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which is the best restatement of these lines from “Dulce et Decorum Est”?
The old Lie: Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori. (lines 27–28)
a. It is a lie to say that war and death are never necessary.
b. It is a lie to say that it is sweet and glorious to die for your country.
c. It is a lie to say that death always finds the innocent in war.
d. It is a lie to say that fighting for one’s country cannot be honorable.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following would most likely be described as an impertinent person in a soldier’s life?
a. an angry commanding officer
b. an inexperienced fellow soldier
c. a disrespectful soldier lower in rank
d. an enemy soldier caught running away
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In which of the following circumstances would something found on a battlefield most likely be described as putrid?
a. if it was badly wounded
b. if it was rotting and decayed
c. if it was left behind by the enemy
d. if it was a nonfunctioning piece of equipment
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In “The Song of the Mud,” why does the speaker call mud “the disguise of the war zone” (line 50)?
a. The mud makes it hard to move the heavy guns.
b. The mud makes fighting difficult for the soldiers
c. The mud covers over the death and destruction of war.
d. The mud coats the soldiers so they can hide from the enemy.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
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