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Pre-Reading Questions
notebook December 02, 2019
All Quiet on the
Western Front
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Prereading questions.notebook December 02, 2019
1. What do you think the title of this novel means?
Under what circumstances would you expect it to be
quiet on a war front? (2)
2. How is war viewed? Create a list. (2)
3. How might the “winning” side be viewed? (1)
4. How might the “losing” side be viewed? (1)
5. What is your definition of a coward? Would you
consider a person who refuses to fight a war for his
country a coward? Explain. (2)
6. Suppose your high school education was interrupted
for 3 years while you served in a war. In what ways
would it be difficult to return? (2)
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Prereading questions.notebook December 02, 2019
7. The author of All Quiet on the Western Front was a World
War I soldier. How might an author use memories to write a
work of fiction? (1)
8. How do you think you would feel if you had to kill someone
while serving in a war? (1)
9. Discuss war in movies, novels, plays, songs, etc. What
images are often portrayed? Focus on visual, symbolic, and
audio images. (2)
10. Compare the differences in viewpoints towards war
between an 18 year old and a 40 year old. (2)
11. If you were told that your country was going to war, what
would your reaction be? Would you support your country? If
yes, how? If no, why? (2)