Starter quiz

  • World War ______ began in 1914 and ended in 1918.
    • 'One' ✓
  • What is the name commonly given to this kind of poster, that encouraged young men to go to war?
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    What is the name commonly given to this kind of poster, that encouraged young men to go to war?
    • 'propaganda' ✓
  • Which of the following poets was a famous war poet?
    • Wilfred Owen  ✓
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • John Keats
    • John Agard
  • What is the name given to words which create a strong picture in the reader's mind?
    • onomatopoeia
    • rhetoric
    • simile
    • imagery  ✓
    • mirroring
  • Which of the following are true of World War One?
    • it was won by the Germans and their allies
    • chemical warfare was used for the first time  ✓
    • a nuclear bomb was used for the first time
    • it was mostly fought in the trenches  ✓
    • tanks were introduced to the front line  ✓
  • Why do you think war poetry was popular in the 20th century?
    • it was considered of higher literary quality than other poems
    • it offered a purely anti-war perspective
    • it offered insight into what war on the frontlines would have really been like  ✓
    • it motivated young men to go to war

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