Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
Germany.

Australia.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

The Atlantic Ocean.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)

pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
Official war correspondent for Australia

Sculptor

English professor

Army officer
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?
First person

Third-person omniscient

Third-person limited

Second person
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1916

1930

1901

1925
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 14 and 16.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."
clubbing

sparks

bang

shots
10 Which of the following elements of nature is NOT mentioned in the poem?
Wood

Sand

Ocean foam

Soil
11 What did an unknown person write on the makeshift graves?
Enemy troops lie here

Rest in Peace

Unknown seaman

God Bless the Army
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The futility of warfare

The triumph of good over evil

Religion

Loss and mourning
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Somber and mournful

Bitter but righteous

Confident and victorious

Angry but hopeful
14 What color was the inscription written in?
Red

Black

Orange

Purple
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.
Acceptance

Sorrow

Anger

Confusion
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?
Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

The breath of the wet season has washed their inscriptions / As blue as drowned men’s lips (Lines 15-16)

The words choke as they begin – / ‘Unknown seaman’ (Lines 12-13)

But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The wet season

The sand

The ocean

The ghostly pencil
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
6

3

5

4
19 Who buried the sailors?
The waves

Their fellow surviving sailors

The speaker

"Someone"
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?
Hyperbole

Simile

Personification

Alliteration
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?
Earth-Visitors

Thief of the Moon

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Darlinghurst Nights
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

Beach Burial (Title)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)
The fighting has moved from the beach into the water

In the morning light, the sailors are jumping from the ships onto the beach

The sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves
24 The sailors fought for which nation?
Australia

Britain

Egypt

It is unclear from the poem
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
The stanza structure varies

Quintains

Couplets

Quatrains

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