Open note quiz based on “Dulce et Decorum Est”
Name _____________________________ Date _________
Period _______
You may use the poem, your homework worksheet, and your tone handout in order to
answer the following questions.
Match the following words with their correct meaning
jingoistic
facetious
elegiac
laudatory
idyllic
vituperative
1. extreme patriotism especially expressing itself in hostility towards other countries
________________________
2. mournful, expressing sorrow or regret ___________________________________
3. expressing praise ______________________________________
4. intending to be humorous, but often silly and inappropriate ___________________________
5. serenely beautiful and happy _____________________________________
6. an outburst of abusive language ___________________________________
7. The overall tone of the poem can best be described as
a. facetious
b. pedantic
c. ironic
d. compassionate
8. In stanza two, the tone shifts in line 11, 13, 14 or 15 __________________
9. An antonym for the word ardent in line 26 would be
a. enthusiastic
b. longing
c.
halfhearted
d. inquisitive
10. What is the rhyme scheme for the third stanza?
11. The best description of the tone of the last line “Dulce et Decorum est / Pro patria mori” is
a. sentimental
b. confidential
c. detached
d. sardonic
12. Which of the following is not an example of imagery?
a. “Bent double, like old beggars under sacks”
b. “If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood / Come gargling from the froth-corrupted
lungs”
c. “My friend, you would not tell with such high zest / to children ardent for some
desperate glory . . .”
d. “He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning”
13. Stanza one focuses on the extreme exhaustion of the soldiers brought on by battle fatigue.
The focus of stanza two concentrates on
a. the excruciating effects of gas poisoning on a man
b. how difficult it is to focus when wearing a gas helmet
c. the nightmares the poet underwent recalling the death of a fellow soldier
14. How long was Wilfred Own at the front before he was killed? ___________
15. Copy verbatim a simile in stanza 2
Literal
simile connector
figurative
16. In context, what is the closest meaning to the word lame in line 6?
a. handicapped
b. tired
c. insane
d. ridiculously silly
17. How is the theme of “Dulce et Decorum est” similar to the theme of All Quiet on the
Western Front?
18. The following images contain strong connotations or denotations? ___________________
distant rest
vile, incurable sores
froth-corrupted lungs
smothering dreams
19. The denotation of what word in the poem means: a white chalky substance that can burn live
tissue.
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20. Specifically, who is the “he" to whom Own is referring in line 16?