ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – STUDY QUESTIONS

All Quiet on the Western Front

Chapter 1

1. Where are the men ¡°at rest¡±?

2. Why is there such an abundance of rations?

3. Who is the narrator? How old is he?

4. Identify the following:

A. Tjaden

B. Albert Kropp

C. Muller

D. Leer

E. Haie Westhus

F. Stanislaus Katczinsky

G. Detering

5. What is symbolic about Leer¡¯s name?

6. Why do the men feel hostile toward Ginger?

7. What is unusual about the latrine facilities?

By Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

By Erich Maria Remarque

8. What has changed about these men?

9. What is a ¡°latrine rumour¡±?

10. Who is Kantorek?

11. Why does Muller wish Kantorek were there?

12. What different attitudes about war were held by the ¡°poor and simple¡± and those who were ¡°better off¡±?

13. What is the double horror of Behm¡¯s death?

14. What is Muller¡¯s plan for Kemmerich¡¯s boots? Do you think this is cruel?

15. What does the theft of Kemmerich¡¯s watch tell us about the moral decay fostered by war?

16. What is the mood/atmosphere of Chapter 1?

17. Although the novel is told from the German point-of-view, what universal view does it offer of war?

18. Why is Kantorek wrong in referring to these young men as ¡°Iron Youth¡±?

19. Why is Paul bitter in his feelings toward Kantorek?

All Quiet on the Western Front

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Chapter 2

20. Why does Paul refer to his generation as a ¡°waste land¡±?

21. Who is Corporal Himmelstoss?

22. What prejudice does Paul have against small men? Why?

23. How do Paul and Kropp get revenge on Himmelstoss?

24. According to Paul, what is the finest thing to arise from the war?

25. What makes Kemmerich¡¯s death so personal for Paul?

26. What is significant about Kemmerich¡¯s telling Paul to take the boots for Muller?

27. What is the great hunger Paul feels after Kemmerich¡¯s death?

28. Describe the character of Paul from what you have learned in the first two chapters.

29. Kemmerich¡¯s death illustrates part of the central message of the novel. Do you have an idea of what this

message is?

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Chapter 3

30. Why is it ironic that Paul and his comrades refer to themselves as ¡°stone-age veterans¡± when they

compare themselves to the new recruits?

31. Describe Katczinsky. What is his special talent?

32. What is Kat¡¯s philosophy of war? What is Kropp¡¯s philosophy of war? What is the author¡¯s intention in

expounding these?

33. What is Kropp¡¯s philosophy concerning power given to insignificant men?

34. Who is coming to the front? Why do these men strongly anticipate his arrival?

Chapter 4

35. Why are Paul and his comrades sent to the front?

36. How do the men change as they approach the front? Why is this change necessary?

37. What happens to the horses which are used in this battle?

38. How does Detering react to the wounding of the horses?

39. How do Paul and his comrades manage to save themselves from the shelling? from the gas attack?

40. According to Remarque (the author), how does a soldier feel about the earth?

All Quiet on the Western Front

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41. What happens to the young soldier that Paul helped at the beginning of the chapter? What do Paul and

Kat wish to do for him? Why don¡¯t they do it?

Chapter 5

42. Why can¡¯t the men get rid of their lice?

43. Why has Himmelstoss been sent to the front?

44. How do the men treat Himmelstoss?

45. How does Tjaden get in trouble with Himmelstoss? Why isn¡¯t he prosecuted?

46. What dreams do the various members of the group have about going home? What do their dreams tell

you about their characters?

47. What feelings does Paul express while he and Kat are roasting the goose? Out of what do these feelings

grow?

Chapter 6

48. Why do the men joke about death?

49. Why, according to Paul, must every man believe in Chance and trust his luck?

50. Describe the men¡¯s battle with the rats.

51. How do the men know they are really cut off from all help when they are being attacked?

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