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War Literature Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. "But in a larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow, this ground." What literary device occurs in this passage?
2. Beyond description; inexpressible
3. What happened right after the Civil War ended?
4. Laughably absurd; ridiculous
5. "But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead" This passage contains an effective use of .....
6. Which provides the greatest motivation for Collins to get the water?
7. Which of the following is a dominant theme in Vietnam War literature?
8. Which poem was written first?
9. What is the term for slight or inaccurate repetition of sounds in poetry.
10. How many words did Lincoln need to write "The Gettysburg Address" ?
11. The repetition of VOWEL sounds of neighboring words is called .....
12. Rhymes within the same line of a poem are called .....
13. How long would the soldiers be out on a mission?
14. Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made
15. Repetition of phrases in poetry.
16. What year did the Vietnam War start?
17. Who fought at the battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga and Kennesaw Mountain?
18. Because I could not stop for Death-He kindly stopped for me-The Carriage held but just Ourselves-And Immortality. We slowly drove-He knew no hateAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too, For His Civility-What type of stanzas occurs here?
19. "Soft language issued from their spitless lipsas they swished in low circles round and roundthe field, winding hither and thither throughthe weeds." Identify the assonance in the passage.
20. Autobiographical accounts by persons who suffered slavery.
21. Southern plantation owner; main character of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
22. From the video, what was the biggest enemy of the soldiers?
23. What type of stanza is the following: "I do not like green eggs and ham;I do not like them Sam I am."
24. A minor, short-term fight
25. According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg .....
26. Lying face down, often in submission
27. What is ironic about how the story ends?
28. How often would the soldiers go on a search and destroy mission?
29. A sudden and severe onset of trouble
30. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the Slave Narrative?
31. Soldiers wrote about their war experiences in ..... in order to avoid censorship.
32. Where would the men get to go after the 45 days?
33. Poem that expresses excessive pride, and the fact that we all must stop what we are doing and prepare for war.
34. Quickly and without ceremony
35. Who is known as the "Father of Democracy" ?
36. Which of the following authors was a nurse for both the Union and Confederate soldiers?
37. "O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won ..... " Done and won are examples of what type of rhyme?
38. Wrote numerous short stories based on his experiences as a soldier in battle.
39. A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities or actions is called .....
40. What is a "score" as used in the Gettysburg Address?
41. Loud and persistent outcry from many people
42. Physically or mentally painful
43. True or False:At the start of his presidency, Lincoln was an abolitionist.
44. What did the men do to pass the time?
45. What time of day would the soldiers ambush the trails to the jungle?
46. Laughter showing contempt and derision
47. "Day by day, after the December snows wereover, a blazing blue sky poured down torrentsof light and air on the white landscape, whichgave them back in an intenser glitter." Identify the alliteration in the passage.
48. How long is four score and seven years?
49. "Her mother's pride in the girl's appearanceled her to step back, like a painter from hiseasel, and survey her work as a whole." Identify the simile in this passage.
50. Continuing without interruption
51. "How dreary-to be-Somebody!How public-like a Frog ..... " These lines of poetry contain .....
52. Affected as if by being hit (especially by love)
53. Incapable of being explained or accounted for
54. Act of swinging back and forth
55. Words that look like they rhyme (similar in spelling) but do not actually rhyme is called .....
56. Who wrote the following? "If I should die, think only this of me:That there's some corner of a foreign fieldThat is for ever England."
57. Who was beaten close to death by his boss as a slave?
58. What is "catharsis" in war literature?
59. Who said the following? "English Poetry is not yet fit to speak of them. Nor is it about deeds, or lands, nor anything about glory, honour, might, majesty, dominion, or power, except War."
60. In Rupert Brooke's Peace, the poet says that domestic peace has grown ..... ?
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