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World War 1 Poetry Context Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where in France did trench warfare take place?

a)

Northern front

b)

Eastern front

c)

Southern front

d)

Western front

2.

What was No-man's land sometimes covered with?

a)

Barbed wire and glass

b)

Barbed wire and landmines

c)

Glass and landmines

d)

Rocks and glass

3.

Which poet wrote 'The Wound in Time'?

a)

Wilfred Owen

b)

Carol Ann Duffy

c)

Rupert Brooke

d)

Siegfried Sassoon

4.

What is the word for the this definition - 'Extreme nationalism.'

a)

Patriotism

b)

Zealous

c)

Jingoism

d)

Ardent

5.

What pattern were trenches built in?

a)

Diagonal

b)

Curved

c)

Horizontal

d)

Zig Zag

6.

How old was the youngest British soldier in WW1?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

7.

What caused trench fever?

a)

Rats

b)

Lice

c)

Frogs

d)

Ants

8.

Where is the war memorial the 'Cenotaph'?

a)

Covent Garden, London

b)

Soho, London

c)

Whitehall, London

d)

Knightsbridge, London

9.

What is the structure of a sonnet?

a)

10 lines written in iambic pentameter

b)

14 lines written in iambic pentameter

c)

12 lines written in iambic pentameter

d)

8 lines written in iambic pentameter

10.

What were the dates of World War I?

a)

28th July 1914 - 11th November 1918

b)

28th July 1912 - 11th November 1918

c)

28th July 1914 - 11th November 1916

d)

28th July 1911 - 11th November 1914

11.

What other names was World War I known as?

a)

The War to End all Wars

b)

The War of the Nations

c)

The Great War

d)

All of the above

12.

What was the safest way to make a tunnel?

a)

Dig at night

b)

Have at least 10 men

c)

Make a tunnel and then remove the roof

d)

Use large spades

13.

What is a definition for the word 'propaganda.'

a)

Information of a biased or misleading nature.

b)

Information that is persuasive.

c)

Information that is honest and factual.

d)

Information that makes you feel emotive.

14.

Plastic surgery was invented because of WWI

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Who became prime minister of England during World War I?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

David Lloyd George

d)

Stanley Baldwin