All Quiet on the Western Front Test Review

All Quiet on the Western Front Test Review for English 10

Multiple Choice The setting for the novel All Quiet on the Western Front takes place during World War I on Germany’s front with: l A. B. C. D. Russia Italy Belgium France

Multiple Choice When Paul steps on Muller’s foot so he will stop talking about Kemmerich’s boots, he is showing himself to be: l A. B. C. D. crude covetous compassionate insatiable

Multiple Choice Erich Maria Remarque’s novel: l A. B. C. D. demonstrates the heroism associated with war. does not glorify war. is told from the first person point of view (except for the last 2 paragraphs). both B and C.

Multiple Choice Paul says they have become a “wasteland” because: l A. B. C. D. they have had no chance at life before the war. they have become “Iron Youth”. they have lost their childhood. A and C only.

Multiple Choice Paul says the finest thing to arise out of war was: l A. B. C. D. heroism glory comradeship girls

Multiple Choice When Paul says of Kemmerich, “He is still and yet it is not he any longer, ” he is expressing a: l A. B. C. D. apostrophe simile irony paradox

Multiple Choice Albert Kropp says, “the wrong people do the fighting. ” According to Kropp, it should be: l A. B. C. D. teachers, like Kantorek, who encourage them to enlist. generals and government ministers. cruel and overbearing basic training instructors. the families who wanted their sons to be war heroes.

Multiple Choice Haie Westhus describes their surprise attack on Himmelstoss when he says, “Revenge is black pudding. ” This quote is an example of a(n): l A. B. C. D. simile personification metaphor paradox

Multiple Choice When Paul addresses the earth in prayer fashion, he asks the earth to give the soldiers life. This literary technique is an example of: l A. B. C. D. personification simile metaphor point of view

Multiple Choice The soldiers trying to stay alive by taking cover in coffins is an example of: l A. B. C. D. dramatic irony verbal irony situational irony comic relief

Multiple Choice Kat wants to put the fair-headed recruit out of his misery because: l A. B. C. D. he’ll only live a few days he’ll walk with a limp he’ll be in excruciating pain until he dies he has gotten claustrophobia and has become mad

Multiple Choice When they are in battle, Paul says soldiers change and become: l A. B. C. D. fighting machines wild beasts courageous fools cowardly lions

Multiple Choice Paul and his friends make fun of all they learned in school because: l A. B. C. D. it is of no use to them they don’t plan to attend college it won’t help them in peacetime it was all lies anyway

Multiple Choice One of the symbols of comradeship in the novel is: l A. B. C. D. shared cigarettes letters from home Kemmerich’s boots latrines

Multiple Choice The new recruits die in great numbers because: l A. B. C. D. They are so young They are so inexperienced They are not well trained They are scared and fearful

Multiple Choice To protect their food in the trenches, the soldiers have to fight off: l A. B. C. D. Lice Stray cats and dogs Corpse rats Each other

Multiple Choice When Paul tells the French brunette girl that he is going home on leave, he is distressed because she: l A. B. C. D. Cries Is indifferent Pleads to go with him Is very angry

Multiple Choice Paul does not enjoy his time at home during his leave because: l A. B. C. D. He feels alienated from those who talk about the war He feels uncomfortable in his civilian clothes and surroundings He finds it hard to communicate his experiences and feelings All of the above

Multiple Choice “May I never come back if he did not die instantaneously, ” lies Paul to comfort Franz Kemmerich’s mother. This foreshadows: l A. B. C. D. Paul’s ability to be a good liar The outcome of the war Muller’s death wearing Kemmerich’s boots Paul’s death

Multiple Choice Remarque develops theme of universal brotherhood through: l A. B. C. D. Paul’s sympathy for the Russian prisoners Paul’s horror at killing Gerard Duval Paul’s schoolboy friendships All of the above

Multiple Choice Which of the following is not a theme of this novel? l A. B. C. D. The questioning of authority and traditional values The horror and brutality of war Nationalistic pride and patriotism Men everywhere share a brotherhood

Matching Wrote a letter describing the young men as “Iron Youth”: l A. B. C. D. E. Muller Detering Katczinsky Himmelstoss Kantorek

Matching A farmer who decided to desert the army after seeing a cherry tree: l A. B. C. D. E. Muller Detering Katczinsky Himmelstoss Kantorek

Matching Could locate food and identify any kind of shell fire: l A. B. C. D. E. Müller Detering Katczinsky Himmelstoss Kantorek

Matching Eagerly wanted Kemmerich’s boots: l A. B. C. D. E. Müller Detering Katczinsky Himmelstoss Kantorek

Matching Cowers in a dugout to avoid the shells of enemy fire: l A. B. C. D. E. Müller Detering Katczinsky Himmelstoss Kantorek

Matching The first man who Paul killed at close range: l A. B. C. D. E. Tjaden Kropp Westhus Duval Behm

Matching Went to the Catholic infirmary with Paul: l A. B. C. D. E. Tjaden Kropp Westhus Duval Behm

Matching The soldier who said he would rather remain in the army than return to civilian life: l A. B. C. D. E. Tjaden Kropp Westhus Duval Behm

Matching Gets Kemmerich’s boots after Paul dies: l A. B. C. D. E. Tjaden Kropp Westhus Duval Behm

Matching A student who was pressured to enlist and the first of Paul’s schoolmates to be killed: l A. B. C. D. E. Tjaden Kropp Westhus Duval Behm

True or False l The novel gets its title from one of the poems Paul wrote.

True or False l Leer, who had been a farmer in peacetime, is particularly distressed by the cries of the wounded horses.

True or False l The night before they left for the front, Paul and his friends apologized to Himmelstoss for their insubordination.

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

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

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

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

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

True or False l Paul is killed on a very quiet day in October 1918, only one month before the end of the war.

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice Kropp was sent to the _______ to have his leg amputated. l A. B. C. D. Mess tin Dressing station Latrine barracks

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice Tjaden filled his _______ with as many beans as possible. l A. B. C. D. Mess tin Dressing station Latrine barracks

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice The thick _____ pillows allowed the men to thoroughly rest. l A. B. C. D. banal rations eiderdown mortor

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice The Russians looked weak and _______ because they were given such a small amount to eat in the prison. l A. B. C. D. emaciated fatuous obtuse aberration

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice Many of the soldiers had nightmares of being haunted by _______ of their dead comrades. l A. B. C. D. aberration apparitions demented armistice

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice Thoughts of a(n) ____ caused the soldiers to think about returning to their families. l A. B. C. D. aberration apparitions demented armistice

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice James’ _______ talking landed him a detention after school. l A. B. C. D. obtuse fatuous banal emaciated

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice The _______ shells made huge holes in no man’s land. l A. B. C. D. latrine demented mortar shrapnel

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice l As the trenches were bombarded with heavy artillery, the new recruits ran around as if they were ____! A. B. C. D. obtuse banal demented ration

Vocabulary: Multiple Choice The _______ were a shared place of rumors and comradeship. l A. B. C. D. latrines mess tins dressing station mortars