SparkNotes: Johnny Got His Gun: Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
What social group's oppression forms a main theme of the novel?

African Americans
The working class
Women
Socialists

2 of 5
What figure of speech best expresses the cheated feeling that many soldiers get after going to war?

A sabotaged scheme
A stacked deck
An unfair bargain
Loaded dice

3 of 5
What way of life does Joe yearn for?

Alien
Modern
Pre-modern
Postmodern

4 of 5
What motif serves an ironic function in Joe's narrative, drawing attention to the absurdity of wartime patriotism?

Uncle Sam posters
The American flag
Patriotic songs
Apple pie

5 of 5
What symbol represents the warmongers who profit from war?

The rat
Joe's open wound
The educational exhibit
The bear

Johnny Got His Gun

1 of 5
What social group's oppression forms a main theme of the novel?

2 of 5
What figure of speech best expresses the cheated feeling that many soldiers get after going to war?

3 of 5
What way of life does Joe yearn for?

4 of 5
What motif serves an ironic function in Joe's narrative, drawing attention to the absurdity of wartime patriotism?

5 of 5
What symbol represents the warmongers who profit from war?

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1 of 5 What social group's oppression forms a main theme of the novel?

2 of 5 What figure of speech best expresses the cheated feeling that many soldiers get after going to war?

3 of 5 What way of life does Joe yearn for?

4 of 5 What motif serves an ironic function in Joe's narrative, drawing attention to the absurdity of wartime patriotism?

5 of 5 What symbol represents the warmongers who profit from war?

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QUIZ: How Indecisive Are You, On a Scale of 1 to Hamlet?

1 of 5
What social group's oppression forms a main theme of the novel?

2 of 5
What figure of speech best expresses the cheated feeling that many soldiers get after going to war?

3 of 5
What way of life does Joe yearn for?

4 of 5
What motif serves an ironic function in Joe's narrative, drawing attention to the absurdity of wartime patriotism?

5 of 5
What symbol represents the warmongers who profit from war?