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All Quiet on the Western Front (Chapters 1-5)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the "Western Front"?

a)
A popular tourist destination in Western Europe.
b)
A famous mountain range in Western Europe.
c)
The main theatre of fighting during World War I in Western Europe.
d)
The main theatre of fighting during World War II in Western Europe.
2.

The novel is based on the lives of men from what nation?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

3.

What is considered the official flower to represent those who died fighting in World War I?

"The three boxes stand in the midst of the glowing, _____________" (Remarque 9).

a)

red poppy

b)

white rose

c)

yellow daisy

d)

purple lavender

4.

How does the narrator know several of the other men with whom he is fighting on the front?

a)

church

b)

school

c)

the neighborhood

5.

Under whom did the men serve in the No. 9 platoon for their training? (Hint: He was extremely cruel.)

a)

Kantorek

b)

Katczinsky

c)

Himmelstoss

d)

Kropp

6.

As Kemmerich lay dying in a hospital from an infection he sustained during the war, what does he initially refuse to give to his friend Muller?

a)

His boots

b)

His watch

c)

His diary

d)

His wallet

7.

While in school, the boys are taught that they are the " (a)   ." Later Paul comes to realize that "We are none of us more than twenty years old. But young? Youth? That is long ago. We are old folk" (Remarque 18).

8.

"...The finest thing that arose out of the war- __________" (27).

a)

bravery

b)

patriotism

c)

new order

d)

comradeship

9.

Who dies in a hospital with Paul Baumer at his side?

a)

Kemmerich

b)

Katczinsky

c)

Kantorek

d)

Kropp

10.

During a bombardment, the men begin to hear horrific, intolerable screams. "Detering [a farmer] raves and yells out: 'Shoot them! Shoot them, can't you? Damn you again!'" (63). What does he want to shoot?

(a)  

11.

World War I introduced many new aspects to warfare. On page 68, Paul describes, "A bell sounds between the explosions, gongs, and metal clappers warning everyone- _____-_____-_____."

a)

Fire

b)

Bomb

c)

Gas

d)

Mines

12.

"Kat looks around and whispers: 'Shouldn't we just take a revolver and put an end to it?'"

"I nod. 'Yes, Kat, we ought to put him out of his misery.'"

Who/what do they want to put out of its misery? (Remarque 72)

a)

A wounded horse

b)

A wounded German

c)

A wounded Frenchman

d)

A wounded dog

13.

What do Paul and his friends sit around and contemplate in their free time?

a)

Life after death

b)

Their childhoods

c)

Life after the war

d)

True love

14.

Who was sent to the front lines as punishment for taking his training tactics too far?

a)

Tjaden

b)

Himmelstoss

c)

Baumer

d)

The Kaiser

15.

What animals do Paul and Kat catch and roast at the end of Chapter 5?

a)

Geese

b)

Horses

c)

Ducks

d)

Rats