MCQ Questions and Answers from 'Strange Meeting' by Wilfred Owen
Lines 26 to 30
Line 26 - Fact: What will men do now according to the speaker?
A. Rebuild what was lost
B. Go content with what was spoiled
C. Forget the war
D. Fight again
Answer: B
Line 26 - Concept: What does 'content with what we spoiled' imply about people's attitude?
A. Acceptance of loss
B. Desire to fix
C. Hope for peace
D. Anger
Answer: A
Line 27 - Fact: What might happen if men are discontent?
A. Be calm
B. Boil bloody and be spilled
C. Forget the past
D. Forgive
Answer: B
Line 27 - Concept: What does 'boil bloody' symbolize?
A. Peace
B. Violence
C. Healing
D. Victory
Answer: B
Line 28 - Fact: With whose swiftness will men act?
A. Lion
B. Tiger
C. Tigress
D. Eagle
Answer: C
Line 28 - Concept: What does 'swiftness of the tigress' suggest?
A. Grace, speed, and fierce power
B. Laziness
C. Weakness
D. Fear
Answer: A
Line 29 - Fact: What will no one do?
A. Break ranks
B. Run
C. Give up
D. Speak
Answer: A
Line 29 - Concept: What does 'nations trek from progress' imply?
A. Moving forward
B. Retreating from improvement
C. Unity
D. Victory
Answer: B
Line 30 - Fact: What qualities did the speaker have?
A. Cowardice
B. Courage and mystery
C. Fear
D. Joy
Answer: B
Line 30 - Concept: What does 'mystery' mean here?
A. Deeper understanding
B. Magic tricks
C. Secrets
D. Confusion
Answer: A
Lines 31 to 35
Line 31 - Fact: What else did the speaker have?
A. Power and wealth
B. Wisdom and mastery
C. Fear and doubt
D. Joy and peace
Answer: B
Line 31 - Concept: What does 'mastery' imply?
A. Control and skill
B. Ignorance
C. Weakness
D. Carelessness
Answer: A
Line 32 - Fact: What is the speaker trying to avoid missing?
A. Retreat
B. March of retreating world
C. Music
D. Battle cry
Answer: B
Line 32 - Concept: What does 'retreating world' mean?
A. Advancing
B. Moving backward from peace
C. War
D. Celebration
Answer: B
Line 33 - Fact: What kind of citadels?
A. Walled
B. Vain, not walled
C. Invincible
D. Peaceful
Answer: B
Line 33 - Concept: What might 'vain citadels' represent?
A. False security
B. Real castles
C. Strong cities
D. Fortresses
Answer: A
Line 34 - Fact: What clogged the wheels?
A. Mud
B. Blood
C. Leaves
D. Stones
Answer: B
Line 34 - Concept: What does 'blood clogging' symbolize?
A. Destruction of war
B. Victory
C. Peace
D. Celebration
Answer: A
Line 35 - Fact: What would the speaker do?
A. Ignore
B. Wash from sweet wells
C. Paint
D. Cover
Answer: B
Line 35 - Concept: What does it symbolize?
A. Heal wounds
B. Forget war
C. Hide wounds
D. Spread war
Answer: A
Lines 36 to 40
Line 36 - Fact: What kind of truths?
A. Lies
B. Too deep for taint
C. Simple truths
D. False
Answer: B
Line 36 - Concept: What does it mean?
A. Pure truths
B. Hidden lies
C. Unimportant
D. Simple ideas
Answer: A
Line 37 - Fact: What would he do with his spirit?
A. Hide
B. Pour without limit
C. Use carefully
D. Save
Answer: B
Line 37 - Concept: What does it suggest?
A. Full giving
B. Hold back
C. Selfishness
D. Careless
Answer: A
Line 38 - Fact: Where would he NOT pour spirit?
A. On wounds/war waste
B. Battlefield
C. Friends
D. Peace
Answer: A
Line 38 - Concept: What does 'cess of war' mean?
A. Dirty side of war
B. Support war
C. Brave fight
D. Ignore war
Answer: A
Line 39 - Fact: What happened to foreheads?
A. Unharmed
B. Bled without wounds
C. Smiled
D. Covered
Answer: B
Line 39 - Concept: What does it symbolize?
A. Mental suffering
B. Injuries
C. Happiness
D. Peace
Answer: A
Line 40 - Fact: Who is speaking?
A. Narrator
B. Killed enemy
C. Friend
D. Other soldier
Answer: B
Line 40 - Concept: What does it signify?
A. Shared humanity in war
B. Opposites
C. Evil enemy
D. Weak friend
Answer: A
Lines 41 to 44
Line 41 - Fact: What did the enemy recognize?
A. Smile
B. Frown
C. Shout
D. Kindness
Answer: B
Line 41 - Concept: What does 'knew you in this dark' mean?
A. Familiarity in death
B. Ignorance
C. Happiness
D. Confusion
Answer: A
Line 42 - Fact: When did the narrator kill him?
A. Today
B. Yesterday
C. Last year
D. Never
Answer: B
Line 42 - Concept: What does 'jabbed and killed' mean?
A. Violence of war
B. Friendship
C. Peace
D. Game
Answer: A
Line 43 - Fact: What did the enemy do?
A. Surrender
B. Parried
C. Attacked
D. Ran
Answer: B
Line 43 - Concept: What does 'loath and cold' mean?
A. Reluctance in fighting
B. Strength
C. Happiness
D. Warmth
Answer: A
Line 44 - Fact: What does the enemy suggest?
A. Fight
B. Rest
C. Run
D. Celebrate
Answer: B
Line 44 - Concept: What does 'let us sleep now' symbolize?
A. Death/peace
B. Keep fighting
C. Forget past
D. Anger
Answer: A
