'The Reservist' Stanza 1 Quiz
The Reservist: An Engaging Exploration
Test your understanding of the poem 'The Reservist' and delve into the themes, references, and stylistic devices used in its first stanza. This quiz covers various aspects of the poem, allowing you to demonstrate your knowledge and analytical skills.
Challenge yourself with:
- 10 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice and checkbox formats
- Immediate score feedback
What does the quote 'annual joust, the regular fanfare' mean?
It is completely literal. A joust happens annually and a fanfare is played at this joust.
It is sarcasm. Cheng mocks the medievalism of his kingdom
It shows us repetition of the war games. It also mocks the reservists because they will not get a fanfare or romance
It mocks Cheng's native government for having its soldier ride on horseback (looking like jousters) and playing music for nothing at all.
What is a 'clarion'?
An old word for piccolo.
A type of war drum.
A position in the army.
A war trumpet.
What is a 'court-martial'?
An ordinary trial.
A military trial.
The guards of a court-room.
A military escort.
In the context of the poem, give one word to describe what the reservists are because they 'creep'.
Arrogant.
Terrorists.
Meek.
Cowards.
Assassins.
Saints.
What does '...weapons we were betrothed to in our active cavalier days' mean?
It means that Cheng has no love life.
It means that the soldiers are all romantic knights.
It mocks the reservists who have no love life.
It mocks the knights who have no love lives.
It is completely literal. In Singapore men get betrothed and married to their weapon as a sign of loyalty.
It mocks the knights and the reservists- neither of which have a love live.
What does 'to tilt at the old windmills' mean?
It means that whilst looking at windmills one tends to lose their balance and fall.
It is a reference to the Spanish literature work 'Pollo Pepe'.
It is a reference to the Italian literature work 'Don Quixote'.
It is a reference to 'The Communist Manifesto'.
It is a reference to the Dutch windmills' instability.
It means that windmills are unstable and once a windmill fell over on Cheng's best friend.
It is a reference to the Catalonian literature work 'Don Quixote'
It is a reference to the Spanish literature work 'Don Quixote'.
It is a reference to the Spanish story where a giant tears apart a family's windmill.
What is a synonym for the word 'finesse'?
Fine.
Delicate.
Detailed.
Delicacy and skill
Skill
What does 'cavalier' mean?
A type of sword.
A old type of pistol.
Another word for esquire.
A young, romantic knight.
What does it mean by 'ransack the wardrobes for our rusty armour'?
It means that the reservists are vicious.
It means that they are desperate to get armour on.
It means that they don't take good care on their armour.
It means that the reservists are fat.
What stylistic devices make this such a powerful stanza?
Only Simile
Metaphor and Simile
Only Metaphor
Only Metaphor and Imagery
Only Simile and Imagery
Only Enjambment
Only the prose-like structure and enjambment
Only metaphor, enjambment, imagery, and the prose-like structure.
Only enjambment and metaphor.
None of these.
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