Q.1
Which famous writer lost his son in the war? It inspired him to write the line:
  • Thomas Hardy
  • George Bernard Shaw
  • Rudyard Kipling
  • John Masefield
Q.2
Siegfried Sassoon was a poet who served in the British Army during the war. The death of his friend, David Thomas, drove him to write a letter to his commanding officer in which he refused to return to duty. What happened to Sassoon because of this letter?
  • He was demoted to Private Soldier
  • He was hospitalised
  • He was imprisoned
  • He was executed
Q.3
Sassoon's most famous war poem tells of how a soldier should advance slowly. What is this poem called?
  • How to charge
  • How to fight
  • How to advance
  • How to die
Q.4
Wilfred Owen was a friend of Sassoon's and probably the most famous of First World War poets. One of his poems, translates from which Latin phrase?
  • How dark and deceitful it is
  • How sweet and honourable it is
  • How harsh and cruel it is
  • How noble and grand it is
Q.5
Owen was killed in action in 1918 when he was 25 years old. He was trying to cross the Sambre canal but was shot during the attempt. How long was it from the end of the war when Owen was killed?
  • One hour
  • One day
  • One week
  • One month
Q.6
W. N. Hodgson served as a lieutenant with the Devonshire Regiment during the war. He wrote poetry, which was published in 1916, under what pen-name?
  • Edward Melbourne
  • William Adelaide
  • Harold Sydney
  • Richard Wellington
Q.7
The most often quoted lines from First World War poems is this: Which poet wrote these words?
  • Winnie River
  • Paddy Stream
  • Teddy Burn
  • Rupert Brooke
Q.8
The war poem was written by the Canadian soldier John McCrae. What did McCrae do for a living before the war?
  • He was a professor
  • He was a pilot
  • He was a musician
  • He was a fireman
Q.9
Edward Thomas was a Welshman and an already-published writer before the war. He was killed only a few months after he arrived in France whilst doing what?
  • Traversing a minefield
  • Writing a letter
  • Advancing across No Man's Land
  • Lighting his pipe
Q.10
Isaac Rosenberg was a professional writer and artist. During the war he was assigned to a 'bantam battalion'. What was different about the soldiers in a bantam battalion?
  • They were chosen for their artistic ability
  • They were shorter than other soldiers
  • They were chosen for their knowledge of German language
  • They were taller than most soldiers
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