Siegfried Sassoon: Poems Quizzes

Siegfried Sassoon: Poems Quiz

1 Which of the following is not an accurate description of Sassoon's career?
He is best known for his religious verse

He wrote several memoirs alongside poetry

He is among the most anthologized WWI poets

Before the war, he wrote Georgian verse
2 Which of the following was not an influence on Sassoon's writing?
WWII

Catholic faith

Fox hunting

Nature
3 Which award did Sassoon receive?
the Nobel Prize

the National Book Award

Medal of Honor

the Military Cross
4 What did Sassoon wish to be remembered by?
For his devotional poetry only

Firstly for his devotional poetry, and secondly for his prose memoirs

For his early Georgian verse

For his war poems
5 What heritage does Sassoon not write about?
His Ashkenazi heritage on his mother's side

His life as a gay man

His Sephardic heritage on his father's side

His Anglo-Catholic heritage
6 What passions did Sassoon pursue before the war?
Riding and painting

Poker and writing

Hunting and writing

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

Painting

Music

Praying
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?
Mad Max

Mad Jack

Siegfried the Brave

Oscar Wild
10 Why was Sassoon given a nickname during the war?
Because of his cowardice

Because of his anti-war sentiment

Because he hated patriotism

Because of his near-suicidal exploits
11 What was Sassoon's famous anti-war statement called?
A Soldier's Letter

A Soldier's Sentiment

A Soldier's Statement

A Soldier's Declaration
12 From what perspective do many of Sassoon's poems speak?
Through dialogue

First person

Third person

Second person
13 Which of the following symbols or motifs does not appear in Sassoon's poetry?
Darkness

Roll of Honour

The Colosseum

The Hawthorn Tree
14 Which poem contains the line "No one spoke of him again"?
Suicide in the Trenches

The Rear-Guard

Counter-Attack

Absolution
15 What is Georgian verse?
A style of Victorian poetry that honors the landscape

A school of English poetry concerned with the English countryside

A modern style of writing that remains sentimental

Odes to King George IV
16 What form did Sassoon express a preference for, especially early on?
Sonnet

Aubade

Sestina

Ode
17 What other genre is Sassoon known for?
Drama

Verse Fable

Satire

Speculative Poetry
18 Which other famous war poet did Sassoon have an influence on?
Edwin Rolfe

Karl Shapiro

Wilfred Owen

Robert Graves
19 When did Sassoon die?
1920

1966

1967

1957
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 Catholicism

He converted to Judaism

He published his first religious verse

He died of cancer
22 Which of the following employs a bitter and sarcastic tone?
The Hawthorn Tree

The Death-Bed

Base Details

The Rear-Guard
23 What was Sassoon's first collection of war poems?
Counter-Attack and Other Poems

The Old Huntsman and Other Poems

The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon

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

Colloquialisms

Pastoral images

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

Attack

Melodies

The Rear-Guard