Lesson 2.3.10
2.3.10 War Photographer – Carole Satyamurti Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 2
20 questions
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Lesson 2.3.10, War Photographer – Carole Satyamurti: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0), Unit 2: Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Where does the photographer spend time alone after the assignment?
- At a seaside cafe
- In a crowded newsroom
- In a church
- In his darkroom
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How are the spools of film arranged in War Photographer?
- Ordered rows
- Random piles
- Scattered heaps
- Vertical stacks
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What dual condition does the photographer experience in the poem?
- Total ignorance
- Active participation
- Detached complicity
- Joyful celebration
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What produces the strong reek in the darkroom?
- Stale tobacco
- Burning plastic
- Gunpowder smoke
- Chemical solutions
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What major contrast is drawn throughout War Photographer?
- City versus country
- War versus home
- Wealth versus poverty
- Youth versus age
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What do the developed photographs primarily document?
- Fashion models
- War suffering
- Royal weddings
- Wildlife habitats
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How does the photographer appear by the end of the poem?
- Angry aggression
- Troubled detachment
- Joyful euphoria
- Complete oblivion
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What tone does the poem create?
- Cold and unsettling
- Loud and celebratory
- Light and cheerful
- Warm and sentimental
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Under which anthology category is the poem placed?
- Literary Heritage
- Victorian
- Romantic
- Contemporary
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Which anthology collection contains the poem?
- Conflict
- Belonging
- Time and Place
- Relationships
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What central ethical dilemma does War Photographer question?
- Observing distant suffering
- Funding military budgets
- Taxing foreign aid
- Censoring press freedom
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What is the central figure of the poem?
- A war general
- A war photographer
- A refugee
- A journalist's editor
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What impact of conflict is central to War Photographer?
- Economic inflation
- Border disputes
- Graphic imagery
- Treaty negotiations
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What psychological need does the phrase 'ordered rows' suggest the photographer has?
- Anger
- Control
- Celebration
- Indifference
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What physical medium does the poem 'War Photographer' focus on developing?
- Digital
- Canvas
- Sketchbook
- Film
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What central emotion does the final line of 'War Photographer' leave with the reader?
- Joy
- Apathy
- Unease
- Relief
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What contrast is highlighted by the photographer returning to his ordinary home?
- City and country
- Two worlds
- Past and future
- Rich and poor
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According to the poem, how might viewers typically react to images of suffering?
- Immediate action
- With detachment
- Total fury
- Deep understanding
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What atmosphere is created by the setting of the darkroom in the poem?
- Frantic panic
- Public chaos
- Quiet isolation
- Joyful celebration
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How does the poem liken the developed spools of suffering displayed in the room?
- Tangled webs
- Broken mirrors
- Wild fires
- Ordered exhibits
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