Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
Germany.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

Australia.

The Atlantic Ocean.
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)

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

As blue as drowned men’s lips (Line 16)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
English professor

Army officer

Official war correspondent for Australia

Sculptor
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)

Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?
Third-person limited

First person

Second person

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

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

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

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1925

1901

1916

1930
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 6 and 7.

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

clubbing

shots

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

Soil

Ocean foam

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

Rest in Peace

God Bless the Army

Enemy troops lie here
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The futility of warfare

Religion

The triumph of good over evil

Loss and mourning
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Angry but hopeful

Bitter but righteous

Somber and mournful

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

Black

Orange

Red
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.
Anger

Confusion

Sorrow

Acceptance
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)

But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)

The words choke as they begin – / ‘Unknown seaman’ (Lines 12-13)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The wet season

The ocean

The sand

The ghostly pencil
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
5

4

3

6
19 Who buried the sailors?
Their fellow surviving sailors

"Someone"

The speaker

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

Alliteration

Simile

Hyperbole
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?
Darlinghurst Nights

Thief of the Moon

Earth-Visitors

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939
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 sailors' bodies are washing ashore in the morning

The tide is encroaching on the makeshift graves

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water

In the morning light, the sailors are jumping from the ships onto the beach
24 The sailors fought for which nation?
Australia

Egypt

Britain

It is unclear from the poem
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
Couplets

Quintains

The stanza structure varies

Quatrains

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