Starter quiz
- Rupert Brooke experienced ______ military fighting during the war.
- 'no' ✓
- Which of the following words means to be hopeful and confident about the future?
- Pessimistic
- Indifferent
- Nonchalant
- Optimistic ✓
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- Select the reasons why Brooke's 'The Soldier' may have an optimistic attitude.
- Brooke didn't see any military fighting. ✓
- Brooke believed that Germany would surrender.
- Brooke died relatively early on in the war. ✓
- Brooke was personal friends with Lord Kitchener.
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- Which of the following means a person or action showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement?
- Naive ✓
- Idealistic
- Patriotic
- Nonchalant
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- What was the general reaction to Rupert Brooke's 'The Soldier'?
- It was felt that it wasn't true war poetry.
- It was met with great praise. ✓
- It was met with scorn.
- It was met with ridicule.
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- Why do you think a modern reader may find Brooke's 'The Soldier' idealistic?
- It does not show the harsh realities of war. ✓
- It praises the military might of England.
- It praises the King.
- It scorns the German soldiers.
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