What Happens (Events)
What do Paul and the soldiers see stacked near the shelled schoolhouse?
A. Weapons
B. Sandbags
C. Brand-new coffins
D. Food supplies
C. Brand-new coffins ✅
Why does Paul say Chance makes soldiers indifferent?
A. Chance gives hope
B. Chance rewards bravery
C. Chance makes emotional reactions pointless
D. Chance improves strategy
C. Chance makes emotional reactions pointless ✅
Where do the soldiers spend most of Chapter 6?
A. On leave
B. In hospitals
C. In trenches and dugouts
D. In towns
C. In trenches and dugouts ✅
What constant danger dominates most of Chapter 6?
A. Snipers
B. Gas attacks
C. Continuous shelling
D. Hand-to-hand combat
C. Continuous shelling ✅
Q: What emotion dominates most of Chapter 6?
A. Pride
B. Fear
C. Hope
D. Anger
B. Fear ✅
What food problem do the soldiers face during the shelling?
A. No water
B. Spoiled meat
C. Bread being eaten by rats
D. No rations at all
C. Bread being eaten by rats ✅
What problem do the soldiers have with rats in the trenches?
A. They spread disease
B. They attack soldiers
C. They eat the soldiers’ food
D. They destroy weapons
C. They eat the soldiers’ food ✅
What is the main focus of Chapter 6?
A. Military strategy
B. Patriotism
C. Psychological survival
D. Politics
C. Psychological survival ✅
Q: What do soldiers often do to distract themselves while waiting?
A. Write letters
B. Sleep
C. Play cards and gamble
D. Train
C. Play cards and gamble ✅
Q: What happens to many new recruits during the bombardment?
A. They become leaders
B. They panic and break down
C. They desert
D. They are promoted
B. They panic and break down ✅
Why does Paul say soldiers become indifferent rather than completely hopeless?
A. Indifference allows emotional survival despite constant danger
B. Hopelessness motivates fighting
C. Indifference comes from hatred
D. Hope disappears entirely
A. Indifference allows emotional survival despite constant danger ✅
Q: Why does routine (cards, eating, joking) matter during bombardment?
A. It improves military discipline
B. It distracts soldiers from constant fear and danger
C. It prepares soldiers for promotion
D. It keeps officers occupied
B. It distracts soldiers from constant fear and danger ✅
Why does the sight of the brand-new coffins disturb the soldiers so deeply?
A. They are meant for enemy soldiers
B. They show the war is almost over
C. They suggest deaths are expected before the attack begins
D. They remind soldiers of home
C. They suggest deaths are expected before the attack begins ✅
How does Chapter 6 show that emotions like fear and hope are both necessary and dangerous for soldiers trying to survive?
A. Fear motivates careful behavior, but hope keeps soldiers focused on victory
B. Fear sharpens instincts, but hope causes distraction and longing for a life they cannot return to
C. Fear disappears in battle, while hope grows stronger
D. Fear and hope are replaced entirely by discipline
B. Fear sharpens instincts, but hope causes distraction and longing for a life they cannot return to ✅
Q: Why do the soldiers cut off the parts of the bread eaten by rats instead of throwing it away?
A. Rats bring luck
B. Officers forbid waste
C. They cannot afford to waste food during bombardment
D. New rations are coming
C. They cannot afford to waste food during bombardment ✅