All Quiet
This was the country Paul and his comrades fought for
What is Germany?
What is a trench?
This is what someone can lose after experiencing or witnessing something traumatic
What is innocence?
This is the main character of All Quiet on the Western Front
Who is Paul?
When you get a limb amputated in WW1, you are most likely to die because of this medical issue
What is infection?
Other than when he is on leave, this is the country Paul has been in since the beginning of the book
What is France?
This is when many bombs are pushed out of planes at around the same time to all land on one central area
What is a bombardment?
This is the bond that people feel towards those that share a common goal, usually built up through shared suffering
What is camaraderie?
This father-figure is about 20 years older than Paul and his friends, and is always available for good advice, small comforts, and extra food
Who is Katczinsky (or Kat)?
Instead of a narrator, poems have these, which is not the same as the author
What is a speaker?
This is what Tjaden used to do at boot camp that originally made Himmelstoss so hard on him
What is wet the bed?
This was the nickname for all the countries that fought against Germany in WW1
What are the Allies?
This is the way that someone sees something, either literally or figuratively
What is perception?
This mean-spirited non-com was the officer at boot camp, and was also a former postal worker
Who is Himmelstoss?
This leisure activity was the main form of entertainment for people in the trenches, depicted in All Quiet, as well as many other paintings and writings from the time period?
What is playing cards?
This is the last name of the author of All Quiet on the Western Front
What is Remarque?
This is the general name for the leader of the German Empire in WW1. Also a type of bread
What is a Kaiser?
This is what a three-pronged thesis is also called by some folks
What is a chicken foot thesis?
This was Paul's childhood best friend who died from infection after his leg was amputated
Who is Kemmerich?
Also known as a foxhole, this is what Paul falls into with an enemy soldier
What is a shell hole?
This is the job Paul is assigned directly after returning from leave
What is a prison guard?
This country that fought alongside America in WW1 would later be the first to declare war on America in WW2
What is Japan?
This is the medical term for the mental effect of something
What is the psychological effect?
Katczinsky's assistant who was killed after shrapnel from an exploded shell impaled him in the back
Who is Haie Westhus?
This is the type of art that involves combining basic shapes to create abstract images
What is cubism?