Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
Germany.

Australia.

The Atlantic Ocean.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows (Line 7)

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

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
English professor

Sculptor

Official war correspondent for Australia

Army officer
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

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

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

Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?
Second person

Third-person omniscient

First person

Third-person limited
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' capture by the enemy.

The speaker's decision to desert the military after witnessing the death of the sailors.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1901

1925

1930

1916
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 14 and 16.

Lines 6 and 7.

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

shots

bang

clubbing
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

Rest in Peace

Unknown seaman

God Bless the Army
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The triumph of good over evil

Religion

The futility of warfare

Loss and mourning
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Bitter but righteous

Somber and mournful

Confident and victorious

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

Red

Purple

Black
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.
Confusion

Sorrow

Acceptance

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

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

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 sand

The ocean

The wet season

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

4

3

5
19 Who buried the sailors?
Their fellow surviving sailors

The speaker

"Someone"

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

Simile

Hyperbole

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

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Earth-Visitors

Thief of the Moon
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

Beach Burial (Title)
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?
Egypt

Australia

Britain

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

Quatrains

Couplets

Quintains

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