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WorksheetsUnknown Citizen Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
The subject of the poem is
a retired civil servant
an ordinary person
a poet
a deprived individual
The subject's childhood
was gloriously happy
was miserable
influenced the adult he became
is not mentioned
The speaker in this poem is
a government official
the citizen himself
a military leder
a computer programmer
The title means
the citizen died nobly in a war
government has robbed the citizen of his identity
all citizens are referred to by number
the state wishes to honor a famous citizen
The question of "free" and "happy" is considered absurd because
conformity insures happiness and freedom
it is better to conform
the question is irrelevant
the question lacks sufficient data
Auden is attacking
the spineless citizen
the causes of war
man's indifference
government that reduces people to objects
Auden is praising
individuality
our society
the citizen's ability to understand poetry
nothing
Government considers the citizen "a saint" because
he performed miracles
he did not resist conformity
he was a union member
he was free and happy
Auden makes us aware
of the all-consuming power of government
that duty is its own reward
that happiness is within the reach of all
that to defy authority is foolish
The "marble monument" suggests
great fame
eternity
imprisonment
death
