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:

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:

A.
B.
C.
D.
crude
covetous
compassionate
insatiable
Multiple Choice
Erich Maria Remarque’s novel:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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):

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

A.
B.
C.
D.
shared cigarettes
letters from home
Kemmerich’s boots
latrines
Multiple Choice
The new recruits die in great numbers
because:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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 the theme of universal
brotherhood through:

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?

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”:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Muller
Detering
Katczinsky
Himmelstoss
Kantorek
Matching
A farmer who decided to desert the army
after seeing a cherry tree:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Muller
Detering
Katczinsky
Himmelstoss
Kantorek
Matching
Could locate food and identify any kind of
shell fire:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Müller
Detering
Katczinsky
Himmelstoss
Kantorek
Matching
Eagerly wanted Kemmerich’s boots:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Müller
Detering
Katczinsky
Himmelstoss
Kantorek
Matching
Cowers in a dugout to avoid the shells of
enemy fire:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Müller
Detering
Katczinsky
Himmelstoss
Kantorek
Matching
The first man who Paul killed at close range:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Tjaden
Kropp
Westhus
Duval
Behm
Matching
Went to the Catholic infirmary with Paul:

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:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Tjaden
Kropp
Westhus
Duval
Behm
Matching
Gets Kemmerich’s boots after Paul dies:

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:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Tjaden
Kropp
Westhus
Duval
Behm
True or False

The novel gets its title from one of the
poems Paul wrote.
True or False

Leer, who had been a farmer in peacetime,
is particularly distressed by the cries of the
wounded horses.
True or False

The night before they left for the front, Paul
and his friends apologized to Himmelstoss
for their insubordination.
True or False

Ginger, the cook, cheerfully distributes the
surplus food to Paul’s company.
True or False

Peter is the only person known to return
from the Dying Room.
True or False

Mittelstaedt, who has been promoted to
company commander, enjoys taking out his
revenge on Kantorek.
True or False

At the Catholic infirmary, the wounded men
are all devoted to Sister Libertine and would
do anything for her.
True or False

When Kat is wounded, Paul must regretfully
abandon him on the battlefield.
True or False

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.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Mess tin
Dressing station
Latrine
barracks
Vocabulary: Multiple Choice
Tjaden filled his _______ with as many
beans as possible.

A.
B.
C.
D.
Mess tin
Dressing station
Latrine
barracks
Vocabulary: Multiple Choice
The thick __________ pillows allowed the
men to thoroughly rest.

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.

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.

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.

A.
B.
C.
D.
aberration
apparitions
demented
armistice
Vocabulary: Multiple Choice
James’ _______ talking landed him a
detention after school.

A.
B.
C.
D.
obtuse
fatuous
banal
emaciated
Vocabulary: Multiple Choice
The _______ shells made huge holes in no
man’s land.

A.
B.
C.
D.
latrine
demented
mortar
shrapnel
Vocabulary: Multiple Choice

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.

A.
B.
C.
D.
latrines
mess tins
dressing station
mortars