Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?

The Atlantic Ocean.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Australia.

Germany.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)

pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?

Official war correspondent for Australia

English professor

Sculptor

Army officer
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)

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

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

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?

1925

1916

1901

1930
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 18 and 20.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."

clubbing

shots

bang

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

Soil

Ocean foam

Sand

Wood
11 What did an unknown person write on the makeshift graves?

Enemy troops lie here

God Bless the Army

Unknown seaman

Rest in Peace
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"

The triumph of good over evil

Loss and mourning

The futility of warfare

Religion
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?

Somber and mournful

Angry but hopeful

Bitter but righteous

Confident and victorious
14 What color was the inscription written in?

Purple

Black

Red

Orange
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.

Confusion

Acceptance

Sorrow

Anger
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?

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

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)

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 ghostly pencil

The sand

The wet season

The ocean
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?

6

3

5

4
19 Who buried the sailors?

The waves

"Someone"

Their fellow surviving sailors

The speaker
20 Which of the following literary elements is NOT featured in this poem?

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Personification

Simile
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?

Darlinghurst Nights

Thief of the Moon

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Earth-Visitors
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Beach Burial (Title)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)
23 In the context of the poem, what does "morning rolls them in the foam" mean? (Line 4)

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

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water

The sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning
24 The sailors fought for which nation?

Britain

It is unclear from the poem

Egypt

Australia
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?

The stanza structure varies

Couplets

Quintains

Quatrains

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