Siegfried Sassoon: Poems Quizzes

Siegfried Sassoon: Poems Quiz

1 Which of the following is not an accurate description of Sassoon's career?
He is among the most anthologized WWI poets

He is best known for his religious verse

Before the war, he wrote Georgian verse

He wrote several memoirs alongside poetry
2 Which of the following was not an influence on Sassoon's writing?
Nature

WWII

Catholic faith

Fox hunting
3 Which award did Sassoon receive?
the Nobel Prize

the National Book Award

the Military Cross

Medal of Honor
4 What did Sassoon wish to be remembered by?
Firstly for his devotional poetry, and secondly for his prose memoirs

For his war poems

For his early Georgian verse

For his devotional poetry only
5 What heritage does Sassoon not write about?
His life as a gay man

His Sephardic heritage on his father's side

His Anglo-Catholic heritage

His Ashkenazi heritage on his mother's side
6 What passions did Sassoon pursue before the war?
Writing and riding

Riding and painting

Poker and writing

Hunting and writing
7 What practice did Sassoon connect his early writing to?
Hunting

Painting

Praying

Music
8 How did Sassoon characterize his early writing in The Weald of Youth?
the pursuit of prey

vague poetic feeling set to remembered music

sharp poetic notes

brushstrokes of color and sound
9 What nickname was Sassoon given during the war?
Siegfried the Brave

Oscar Wild

Mad Jack

Mad Max
10 Why was Sassoon given a nickname during the war?
Because of his near-suicidal exploits

Because of his cowardice

Because of his anti-war sentiment

Because he hated patriotism
11 What was Sassoon's famous anti-war statement called?
A Soldier's Declaration

A Soldier's Sentiment

A Soldier's Statement

A Soldier's Letter
12 From what perspective do many of Sassoon's poems speak?
Second person

First person

Third person

Through dialogue
13 Which of the following symbols or motifs does not appear in Sassoon's poetry?
The Hawthorn Tree

Darkness

Roll of Honour

The Colosseum
14 Which poem contains the line "No one spoke of him again"?
The Rear-Guard

Absolution

Suicide in the Trenches

Counter-Attack
15 What is Georgian verse?
A style of Victorian poetry that honors the landscape

Odes to King George IV

A school of English poetry concerned with the English countryside

A modern style of writing that remains sentimental
16 What form did Sassoon express a preference for, especially early on?
Ode

Sonnet

Aubade

Sestina
17 What other genre is Sassoon known for?
Drama

Verse Fable

Speculative Poetry

Satire
18 Which other famous war poet did Sassoon have an influence on?
Karl Shapiro

Wilfred Owen

Robert Graves

Edwin Rolfe
19 When did Sassoon die?
1920

1966

1957

1967
20 What was the major turning point in Sassoon's career?
World War I

His graduation from Cambridge

World War II

Winning the Military Cross
21 What was significant about the year 1957 for Sassoon?
He converted to Judaism

He published his first religious verse

He converted to Catholicism

He died of cancer
22 Which of the following employs a bitter and sarcastic tone?
The Death-Bed

The Hawthorn Tree

The Rear-Guard

Base Details
23 What was Sassoon's first collection of war poems?
The Old Huntsman and Other Poems

The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon

Counter-Attack and Other Poems

Orpheus in Diloeryum
24 The use of what type of language differentiates Sassoon's pre-war poetry from the poems he wrote during and after experiencing the war?
Metaphors

Pastoral images

Colloquialisms

Figurative speech
25 Which poem best exemplifies Sassoon's ability to write simultaneously about nature and war?
Hyacinth

Attack

The Rear-Guard

Melodies