All Quiet on the Western Front Flashcards
(25 cards)
Who is the first of Paul’s classmates to die during the war?
Joseph Behm
Whose boots does Muller want?
Kemmerich’s
Which character has a knack for finding food?
Kat
For what medical condition that plagues Tjaden does Himmelstoss devise a humiliating cure?
Bed-Wetting
From what illness does Paul’s mother suffer?
Cancer
What did Kantorek encourage his students to do about the war?
Patriotically enlist at once.
With what friend is Paul hospitalized?
Kropp
How long before the Armistice does Paul die?
One month
Who dies as Paul carries him to safety?
Kat
What prompts Detering to desert?
The sight of cherry trees
What nationality are the prisoners whom Paul befriends?
Russian
What nationality is the soldier whom Paul stabs to death?
French
Where does Paul choose to spend his leave?
At home with his family.
According to Kat, what would happen if the enlisted men and the officers were all given the same pay?
The war would end immediately.
According to Kropp, how should disagreements between nations be resolved?
The leaders should fight it out with clubs.
Who kills the goose?
Kat
Which character most loathes Himmelstoss?
Tjaden
Which character is the last to die?
Paul
What happens when half the company is killed at the beginning of the novel?
The survivors receive double rations and enjoy a large meal.
What inventions made World War I so different from previous wars?
The airplane, the machine gun, the grenade, and poison gas
In what year was the novel first published in English?
1929
What is the term for the long ditches from which the armies attack one another?
Trenches
What nationality is the girl with whom Paul sleeps?
French
What does the army report say on the day Paul is killed?
“All quiet on the Western Front”
