Beach Burial Quizzes

Beach Burial Quiz

1 Where is the poem set?
On the shore of the Gulf of Arabs.

The Atlantic Ocean.

Germany.

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

Enlisted on the other front. (Line 20)

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

Dead seamen, gone in search of the same landfall (Line 17)
3 What was Slessor's occupation from 1940-1944?
Army officer

Official war correspondent for Australia

Sculptor

English professor
4 Which of the following is an example of personification?
Someone, it seems, has time for this (Line 6)

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

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

Third-person limited

Second person

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

The sailors' capture by the enemy.
7 When was Kenneth Slessor born?
1901

1916

1930

1925
8 Which of the following lines contain direct rhyme?
Lines 2 and 4.

Lines 6 and 7.

Lines 18 and 20.

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

bang

sparks

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

Sand

Ocean foam

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

God Bless the Army

Enemy troops lie here

Unknown seaman
12 Which is NOT a theme or motif of "Beach Burial?"
The futility of warfare

Loss and mourning

The triumph of good over evil

Religion
13 Which best describes the poem's tone?
Bitter but righteous

Angry but hopeful

Confident and victorious

Somber and mournful
14 What color was the inscription written in?
Purple

Black

Orange

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

Confusion

Acceptance

Anger
16 Which of the following is an example of enjambment?
But morning rolls them in the foam. / Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire (Lines 4-5)

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)
17 Which of the following is NOT personified in the poem?
The ghostly pencil

The ocean

The sand

The wet season
18 How many stanzas does the poem contain?
4

5

6

3
19 Who buried the sailors?
The speaker

Their fellow surviving sailors

The waves

"Someone"
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?
Thief of the Moon

Darlinghurst Nights

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)

And tread the sand upon their nakedness (Line 8)

The words choke as they begin (Line 12)

Beach Burial (Title)
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

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

The fighting has moved from the beach into the water
24 The sailors fought for which nation?
Britain

It is unclear from the poem

Australia

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

The stanza structure varies

Quintains

Quatrains

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