Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
Germany.

On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

The Atlantic Ocean.

Australia.
2 Which of the following is an example of simile?
Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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

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?
Army officer

English professor

Official war correspondent for Australia

Sculptor
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Written with such perplexity, with such bewildered pity (Line 11)

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

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)
5 From which point of view is the poem told?
Third-person omniscient

Second person

First person

Third-person limited
6 "Enlisted on the other front" (Line 20) refers to ____.
The unknown stranger choosing to bury his enemies.

The sailors' death and entrance into the afterlife.

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

1930

1925

1916
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 18 and 20.

Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 14 and 16.
9 "Between the sob and ____ of the gunfire."
shots

sparks

clubbing

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

Wood

Sand

Soil
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?"
Religion

Loss and mourning

The futility of warfare

The triumph of good over evil
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?
Red

Orange

Black

Purple
15 In line 11, "perplexity" means ___.
Acceptance

Sorrow

Anger

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

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)

The breath of the wet season has washed their inscriptions / As blue as drowned men’s lips (Lines 15-16)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The ghostly pencil

The wet season

The ocean

The sand
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
6

5

4

3
19 Who buried the sailors?
Their fellow surviving sailors

"Someone"

The waves

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

Simile

Hyperbole

Alliteration
21 "Beach Burial" appears in which of Slessor's collections?
Earth-Visitors

Darlinghurst Nights

One Hundred Poems, 1919-1939

Thief of the Moon
22 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Beach Burial (Title)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

But morning rolls them in the foam (Line 4)

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 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

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

It is unclear from the poem

Egypt

Britain
25 Which type of stanza does the poem use?
Couplets

The stanza structure varies

Quintains

Quatrains

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