“Dulce et decorum est” By Wilfred Owen

What is the speaker's attitude towards the idea of "dulce et decorum est" in the first line of the poem?

• He agrees with the idea

• He disagrees with the idea

• He is unsure about the idea

• He does not care about the idea

What is the speaker's description of the soldiers in the second stanza?

• They are strong and healthy

• They are weak and sickly

• They are tired and exhausted

• They are happy and content

What is the speaker's purpose in the third stanza?

• To describe the horrors of war

• To glorify the sacrifice of soldiers

• To encourage others to join the military

• To praise the bravery of soldiers

What is the speaker's attitude towards the idea of "pro patria mori" in the last stanza?

• He believes it is a noble sacrifice

• He thinks it is a lie

• He is unsure about its meaning

• He does not care about its meaning

What is the speaker's tone in the poem, overall?

• Angry

• Sad

• Disgusted

• Determined

What is the author's purpose in writing this poem?

• To glorify war and its heroes

• To condemn war and its brutality

• To describe the technical aspects of war

• To compare war to a beautiful, noble act

What is the speaker's view of the "old Lie" in the last stanza?

• He believes it is true that it is glorious to die for one's country

• He thinks it is a lie and that there is no glory in dying for one's country

• He is unsure about its meaning and wants to help children seeking glory find it

• He does not care about its meaning and wants everyone to die

What is the speaker's purpose in using the phrase "guttering, choking, drowning" to describe the soldier's death in the last stanza?

• To emphasize the brutality of war

• To show the soldier's heroism in death

• To suggest the soldier's soul is being tortured in hell

• To indicate the soldier's peaceful death

What is the speaker's attitude towards the idea of "pro patria mori" in the last stanza, according to the phrase "My friend, you would not tell with such high zest"?

• He thinks it is a noble sacrifice and wants to convince others to join the cause

• He is convinced it is a lie and wants no one to repeat the phrase with enthusiasm

• He is unsure about its meaning but intends to issue a challenge to children seeking glory

• He does not care about its meaning and wants nothing to do with this sacrifice

What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori"?

• It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country

• It is bitter and shameful to die for one's country

• War is a necessary evil but it is foolish and unnecessary to die for one's country

• War is a lie to say that it is sweet and honorable to die for one's country