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All Quiet on the Western Front

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who gets Kemmerich’s boots after Müller dies?
a)
Paul
b)
Tjaden
c)
Kat
d)
Himmelstoss
2.
What “wild, tormenting rumors” are in the air during the summer of 1918?
a)
That the men will be moved to Russia to continue fighting.
b)
That a surplus of food will soon be arriving for the troops.
c)
That the Kaiser has died.
d)
That the war might soon be over.
3.
How does Detering react to the sight of the cherry tree?
a)
He is happy because cherries are his favorite fruit.
b)
He misses home so badly that he deserts the army.
c)
He chops it down for firewood.
d)
He picks a few cherry blossoms for one of the French girls.
4.
Paul is "pinned down" all day and night in a shell hole with who?
a)
Tjaden
b)
Kat
c)
Himmelstoss
d)
a French soldier
5.
When Paul goes home on leave, he feels
a)
relieved to be in a quiet place.
b)
comforted to be with his family.
c)
proud of his accomplishments as a soldier.
d)
ill at ease and estranged from his former activities.
6.
How have Paul's feelings for his comrades changed once he is no longer on leave?
a)
He no longer likes being around them because he misses his family.
b)
His bond with the men has grown even stronger.
c)
He only wants to spend time alone now.
d)
He only wants to spend time alone now.
7.

Why does Paul reconsider giving the potato-cakes his mother made for him to the prisoners?

a)

They were moldy.

b)

He realized he was hungry after all.

c)

He wanted to give them to Kat.

d)

He knew that his mother must have been in pain when she made them.

8.

How do Paul and his friends reach the French women in Chapter 7?

a)

They cross a bridge.

b)

They take a boat.

c)

They swim.

d)

The ride horses.

9.
What has happened to Kantorek?
a)
He died of a heart attack.
b)
He was forced is enlist and is serving under one of his former students.
c)
He was put in Paul’s company.
d)
He got married and moved away.
10.
After Tjaden and Kropp “accidentally” spill the latrine bucket on Himmelstoss, how are they punished?
a)
with a court martial
b)
They are beaten.
c)
by assigning them to cleaning detail
d)
with three days’ open arrest
11.
How does Paul react when he finds Himmelstoss cowering in the dugout / trench?
a)
He leaves him alone.
b)
He screams at him, then leaves.
c)
He becomes angry and throws him out head first.
d)
He asks if Himmelstoss is okay.
12.
What game do the men play throughout the novel?
a)
skat
b)
poker
c)
chess
d)
checkers
13.

If the war were over, the men say the first thing they would do is:

a)

get drunk

b)

take the next train home to mother

c)

find a woman and stay in bed for a week

d)

all of these

14.
Tjaden
a)
sleepwalks
b)
wets the bed
c)
lies to everyone
d)
cries at night
15.

In civilian life, Himmelstoss was a:

a)

policeman

b)

cook

c)

postman

d)

farmer

16.
According to Paul, what is the only good thing to come out of war?
a)
lasting peace
b)
comradeship
c)
wealth
d)
honor
17.
Kantorek was Paul's
a)
schoolmaster
b)
captain
c)
priest
d)
uncle
18.
In Kantorek's letter to Paul and his friends, he describes them as the "_______  Youth."
a)
Brave
b)
Fearful
c)
Iron
d)
Adventuresome
19.
When fighting on the front line, Paul and his comrades behave like
a)
alert wild animals
b)
efficient machines
c)
noble heroes
d)
frightened children
20.
What event causes Detering to become outraged?
a)
Food being wasted during an attack.
b)
Having to bribe the orderly to give Kemmerich morphia.
c)
The horses screaming, lying wounded on the battlefield.
d)
None of the above.
21.
According to Paul, when is the best time to observe and love Nature?
a)
among friends
b)
right before an attack
c)
when one is alone
d)
with one's family
22.
What happens to Paul and Albert once they evacuate the abandoned village in Chapter 10?
a)
They are killed.
b)
They are wounded.
c)
They get leave to go home.
d)
They get in a fight.
23.
An appropriate word to describe Paul Bäumer throughout most of the novel is
a)
happy-go-lucky
b)
courageous
c)
disillusioned
d)
vengeful
24.

Paul witnesses which of the following?

a)

Rats swarming through the trenches.

b)

Shattered dead men hanging in tree branches.

c)

New recruits being mowed down.

d)

All of these.

25.
Paul feels guilt and sorrow over killing when he
a)
confides to his mother about being afraid.
b)
stabs a French soldier in a foxhole and must watch him slowly die.
c)
talks to a girl about his experiences.
d)
is questioned by Franz Kemmerich’s mother about whether her son suffered.
26.
The situation of Paul’s death is ironic because he dies
a)
while playing cards instead of fighting.
b)
during the bloodiest battle of the war.
c)
on a quiet day shortly before the war ends.
d)
while proudly carrying the German flag.
27.
Paul
a)
Simple, peace-loving farmer, a loner, longs desperately to return home to his wife and children.
b)
A locksmith in civilian life, skinny despite his appetite and eating habits, holds a deep grudge against Himmelstoss.
c)
Hard-headed, practical, still carries textbooks and dreams of exams, can sometimes be tactless.
d)
Narrator of the story, loses his useful idealism through fighting in the war, kind, compassionate, sensitive, war experience has made him detached from his feelings.
28.
Stanislaus Kaczinsky
a)
40 years old, cobbler in civilian life, shrew, resourceful, talent for finding food.
b)
Schoolmaster who persuades Paul and his friends to join the army, represents the older generation’s belief that warfare is a legitimate expression of patriotism.
c)
Gigantic, burly man who was a peat-digger before the war, plans to serve full time in the army after the war is over.
d)
Clearest thinker of Paul’s classmates, enjoys good discussion, tends to have a cheerful outlook, although not immune to despair, interested in analyzing the causes of war, gets wounded with Paul.
29.
Albert Kropp
a)
Clearest thinker of Paul’s classmates, enjoys good discussion, tends to have a cheerful outlook, although not immune to despair, interested in analyzing the causes of war, gets wounded with Paul.
b)
Grew up with Paul, dies after his leg is amputated, leaves his boots to Müller.
c)
The first of Paul’s classmates to die, didn’t want to enlist but caved under the pressure of Kantorek and his own feelings of being a coward.  His ugly, painful death shattered his classmates’ trust in authorities who convinced them to take part in the war.
d)
Schoolmaster who persuades Paul and his friends to join the army, represents the older generation’s belief that warfare is a legitimate expression of patriotism.
30.
Tjaden
a)
Simple, peace-loving farmer, a loner, longs desperately to return home to his wife and children.
b)
A locksmith in civilian life, skinny despite his appetite and eating habits, holds a deep grudge against Himmelstoss.
c)
Grew up with Paul, dies after his leg is amputated, leaves his boots to Müller.
d)
Gigantic, burly man who was a peat-digger before the war, plans to serve full time in the army after the war is over.
31.
Müller
a)
40 years old, cobbler in civilian life, shrew, resourceful, talent for finding food.
b)
Schoolmaster who persuades Paul and his friends to join the army, represents the older generation’s belief that warfare is a legitimate expression of patriotism.
c)
Gigantic, burly man who was a peat-digger before the war, plans to serve full time in the army after the war is over.
d)
Hard-headed, practical, still carries textbooks and dreams of exams, can sometimes be tactless.
32.
Haie Westhus
a)
The first of Paul’s classmates to die, didn’t want to enlist but caved under the pressure of Kantorek and his own feelings of being a coward.  His ugly, painful death shattered his classmates’ trust in authorities who convinced them to take part in the war.
b)
A postman in civilian life, known as “the Terror of Klosterberg,” terrified of combat but proves himself to be a decent man after fighting on the front.
c)
Gigantic, burly man who was a peat-digger before the war, plans to serve full time in the army after the war is over.
d)
40 years old, cobbler in civilian life, shrew, resourceful, talent for finding food.
33.
Detering
a)
Gigantic, burly man who was a peat-digger before the war, plans to serve full time in the army after the war is over.
b)
Clearest thinker of Paul’s classmates, enjoys good discussion, tends to have a cheerful outlook, although not immune to despair, interested in analyzing the causes of war, gets wounded with Paul.
c)
A postman in civilian life, known as “the Terror of Klosterberg,” terrified of combat but proves himself to be a decent man after fighting on the front.
d)
Simple, peace-loving farmer, a loner, longs desperately to return home to his wife and children.
34.
Kemmerich
a)
Grew up with Paul, dies after his leg is amputated, leaves his boots to Müller.
b)
The first of Paul’s classmates to die, didn’t want to enlist but caved under the pressure of Kantorek and his own feelings of being a coward.  His ugly, painful death shattered his classmates’ trust in authorities who convinced them to take part in the war.
c)
Clearest thinker of Paul’s classmates, enjoys good discussion, tends to have a cheerful outlook, although not immune to despair, interested in analyzing the causes of war, gets wounded with Paul.
d)
Hard-headed, practical, still carries textbooks and dreams of exams, can sometimes be tactless.
35.
Himmelstoss
a)
Gigantic, burly man who was a peat-digger before the war, plans to serve full time in the army after the war is over.
b)
A postman in civilian life, known as “the Terror of Klosterberg,” terrified of combat but proves himself to be a decent man after fighting on the front.
c)
Schoolmaster who persuades Paul and his friends to join the army, represents the older generation’s belief that warfare is a legitimate expression of patriotism.
d)
40 years old, cobbler in civilian life, shrew, resourceful, talent for finding food.
36.
Kantorek
a)
Schoolmaster who persuades Paul and his friends to join the army, represents the older generation’s belief that warfare is a legitimate expression of patriotism.
b)
Gigantic, burly man who was a peat-digger before the war, plans to serve full time in the army after the war is over.
c)
Narrator of the story, loses his useful idealism through fighting in the war, kind, compassionate, sensitive, war experience has made him detached from his feelings.
d)
A postman in civilian life, known as “the Terror of Klosterberg,” terrified of combat but proves himself to be a decent man after fighting on the front.
37.
Joseph Behm
a)
A locksmith in civilian life, skinny despite his appetite and eating habits, holds a deep grudge against Himmelstoss.
b)
Grew up with Paul, dies after his leg is amputated, leaves his boots to Müller.
c)
The first of Paul’s classmates to die, didn’t want to enlist but caved under the pressure of Kantorek and his own feelings of being a coward.  His ugly, painful death shattered his classmates’ trust in authorities who convinced them to take part in the war.
d)
Clearest thinker of Paul’s classmates, enjoys good discussion, tends to have a cheerful outlook, although not immune to despair, interested in analyzing the causes of war, gets wounded with Paul.
38.

The setting for the novel All Quiet on the Western Front is during World War I on Germany’s front with

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

Belgium

d)

France

39.

When Paul steps on Müller’s foot so he will stop talking about Kemmerich’s boots, he is showing himself to be

a)

crude

b)

covetous

c)

compassionate

d)

insatiable

40.

Erich Maria Remarque’s novel

a)

demonstrates the heroism associated with war.

b)

does not glorify war.

c)

is told from the first person point of view (except for the last 2 paragraphs).

d)

both B and C.

41.

Paul and his friends make fun of all they learned in school because

a)

It is of no use to them.

b)

They don’t plan to attend college.

c)

It won’t help them in peacetime.

d)

It was all lies anyway.

42.

Paul says they have become a “wasteland” because

a)

They have had no chance at life before the war.

b)

They have become “Iron Youth”.

c)

They have lost their childhood.

d)

Both A and C.

43.

The soldier who says he would rather remain in the army than return to civilian life is

a)

Tjaden

b)

Kropp

c)

Westhus

d)

Behm

44.

Paul says the finest thing to arise out of war is

a)

heroism

b)

glory

c)

comradeship

d)

girls

45.

When Paul says of Kemmerich, “He is still and yet it is not he any longer,” he is using a(n)

a)

apostrophe

b)

simile

c)

irony

d)

paradox

46.

Albert Kropp says, “the wrong people do the fighting.” According to Kropp, it should be

a)

teachers, like Kantorek, who encourage them to enlist.

b)

generals and government ministers in bathing suits armed with clubs.

c)

cruel and overbearing basic training instructors.

d)

the families who wanted their sons to be war heroes.

47.

Haie Westhus describes their surprise attack on Himmelstoss when he says, “Revenge is black pudding.” This quote is an example of a(n)

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

paradox

48.

When Paul addresses the earth in prayer fashion, he asks the earth to give the soldiers life. This literary technique is an example of

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

apostrophe

49.

The soldiers trying to stay alive by taking cover in coffins is an example of

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

d)

comic relief

50.

The French women

a)

Are angry that soldiers for the enemy are at their door.

b)

Speak German to the soldiers.

c)

Remind the soldiers of their sweethearts back home.

d)

Welcome the soldiers who have brought bread and sausage.

51.

One of the symbols of comradeship in the novel is

a)

shared cigarettes

b)

letters from home

c)

Kemmerich’s boots

d)

latrines and latrine boxes

52.

Paul does not enjoy his time at home during his leave because

a)

He feels alienated from those in town who talk about the war.

b)

He feels uncomfortable in his civilian clothes and surroundings.

c)

He finds it hard to communicate his experiences and feelings.

d)

All of these.

53.

“May I never come back if he did not die instantaneously,” lies Paul to comfort Franz Kemmerich’s mother. This foreshadows

a)

Paul’s ability to be a good liar.

b)

The outcome of the war.

c)

Müller’s death wearing Kemmerich’s boots.

d)

Paul’s death.

54.

Remarque develops the theme of universal brotherhood through

a)

Paul’s sympathy for the Russian prisoners.

b)

Paul’s horror at killing Gerard Duval.

c)

Paul’s schoolboy friendships.

d)

All of these.

55.

Which of the following is NOT a theme of this novel?

a)

People should question authority and traditional values.

b)

War is horrendous and brutal.

c)

Nationalistic pride and patriotism does not lead to war against other nations.

d)

Men everywhere share a brotherhood.

56.

The new recruits die in great numbers because

a)

They are so young.

b)

They are so inexperienced.

c)

They are not well trained.

d)

They are scared and fearful.

57.

To protect their food in the trenches, the soldiers have to fight off

a)

lice

b)

stray cats and dogs

c)

corpse rats

d)

each other

58.

After the shelling has ceased in the graveyard, Kat suggests they put a recruit who has been hit in the stomach out of his misery because

a)

He’ll only live a few days.

b)

He’ll walk with a limp.

c)

He’ll be in excruciating pain until he dies.

d)

He has gotten claustrophobia and has become mad.

59.

True or False? Ginger, the cook, cheerfully distributes the surplus food to Paul’s company.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

True or False? Mittelstaedt, who has been promoted to company commander, enjoys taking out his revenge on Kantorek.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

True or False? Peter is the only person known to return from the Dying Room.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

True or False? At the Catholic infirmary, the wounded men are all devoted to Sister Libertine and would do anything for her.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

True or False? When Kat is wounded, Paul must regretfully abandon him on the battlefield.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False? Paul is killed on a quiet day in October 1918, only one month before the war’s end.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Who gets Kemmerich’s boots after Müller dies?

a)

Paul

b)

Tjaden

c)

Kat

d)

Himmelstoss

66.

Who can locate food and identify any kind of shell fire?

a)

Müller

b)

Detering

c)

Katczinsky

d)

Himmelstoss

67.

Who cowers in a dugout to avoid the shells of enemy fire?

a)

Müller

b)

Detering

c)

Katczinsky

d)

Himmelstoss

68.

The first man who Paul kills at close range is

a)

Tjaden

b)

Kropp

c)

Westhaus

d)

Duval

69.

Who does Paul go the Catholic infirmary with?

a)

Tjaden

b)

Kropp

c)

Westhus

d)

Duval

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